GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 Shift 1 Solved Paper

The new cotton technology, Bollgard-II, with herbicide tolerant traits has developed into a thriving business in India. However, the commercial use of this technology is not legal in India. Notwithstanding that, reports indicate that the herbicide tolerant Bt cotton had been purchased by farmers at an average of Rs 200 more than the control price of ordinary cotton, and planted in $15\%$ of the cotton growing area in the 2017 Kharif season.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?