Health and Family Welfare Ministry has approved Major Regulatory Reforms to Promote Ease of Doing Business and Strengthen Food Safety Framework. The reforms have been finalised following detailed deliberations with States, UTs and stakeholders and are aligned with the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms. The Ministry said that the new reforms aim to reduce regulatory burden, including a proposal for perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licences. It added that under the revised framework, registrations and licences will have perpetual validity, eliminating the need for repeated renewals. This reform will substantially reduce compliance costs, paperwork and the need for repeated interaction with licensing authorities for food business operators (FBOs), while improving continuity of operations.

The Ministry added that these reforms represent a decisive step towards reinforcing the Government’s commitment to ensuring safe food for citizens while promoting a transparent, efficient and business-friendly regulatory environment for the food industry.