Ministry of Health and Family Welfare press release · 13 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Union Health Ministry Approves Major Regulatory Reforms to Promote Ease of Doing Business and Strengthen Food Safety Framework

PRID2239834 MinistryMinistry of Health and Family Welfare Released13 March 2026 Reading10 min

Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 7:13PM by PIB Delhi In a significant step towards promoting ease of doing business while ensuring robust food safety standards, the Union Health Ministry has approved a series of comprehensive regulatory and procedural reforms. 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 constituted by NITI Aayog. To reduce regulatory burden, a proposal for perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licences has been approved. Earlier, registrations and licences were required to be renewed periodically. 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. It will enable regulatory resources to focus more effectively towards enforcement, monitoring and capacity-building activities. As part of these reforms, with effect from 1st April 2026, the turnover threshold for registration has been increased from ₹12 lakhs to ₹1.5 crore and for State licensing up to ₹50 crores, with Central licensing applicable beyond this limit. This rationalisation is intended to empower and strengthen the role of State authorities by enabling them to focus more effectively on oversight, facilitation and enforcement of food safety regulations within their jurisdictions. For food business operators, particularly micro and small enterprises, the measure will result in simpler compliance requirements, reduced paperwork and fees, elimination of pre-inspection and instant registration, thereby improving ease of operations. To address dual compliance requirements, street food vendors registered with Municipal Corporations or Town Vending Committees under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 will be considered as deemed registered under FSSAI. This measure will benefit more than 10 lakh street food vendors by eliminating the requirement for multiple registrations across departments. The reform will significantly reduce compliance burden and enable street food vendors to focus on their livelihoods, hygiene and business operations. Further, a technology-enabled, dynamic risk-based inspection framework has been put in place to incentivise compliant food business operators and reduce repetitive inspections. Under this framework, inspections will be carried out based on defined risk factors such as risk associated with the nature of food commodity, past compliance record of the food business operator, performance during third-party audits, and inputs from enforcement and surveillance activities. This will ensure focused and transparent regulatory oversight while reducing unnecessary compliance burden on compliant businesses. These reforms represent a decisive step towards reinforcing Government’s commitment to ensuring safe food for citizens while promoting a transparent, efficient and business-friendly regulatory environment for the food industry. *** SR HFW/FSSAI Reforms/13 th March 2026/1 (Release ID: 2239834) Visitor Counter : 3140 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Gujarati Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Union Health Ministry Approves Major Regulatory Reforms to Promote Ease of Doing Business and Strengthen Food Safety Framework Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 7:13PM by PIB Delhi In a significant step towards promoting ease of doing business while ensuring robust food safety standards, the Union Health Ministry has approved a series of comprehensive regulatory and procedural reforms. 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 constituted by NITI Aayog. To reduce regulatory burden, a proposal for perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licences has been approved. Earlier, registrations and licences were required to be renewed periodically. 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. It will enable regulatory resources to focus more effectively towards enforcement, monitoring and capacity-building activities. As part of these reforms, with effect from 1st April 2026, the turnover threshold for registration has been increased from ₹12 lakhs to ₹1.5 crore and for State licensing up to ₹50 crores, with Central licensing applicable beyond this limit. This rationalisation is intended to empower and strengthen the role of State authorities by enabling them to focus more effectively on oversight, facilitation and enforcement of food safety regulations within their jurisdictions. For food business operators, particularly micro and small enterprises, the measure will result in simpler compliance requirements, reduced paperwork and fees, elimination of pre-inspection and instant registration, thereby improving ease of operations. To address dual compliance requirements, street food vendors registered with Municipal Corporations or Town Vending Committees under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 will be considered as deemed registered under FSSAI. This measure will benefit more than 10 lakh street food vendors by eliminating the requirement for multiple registrations across departments. The reform will significantly reduce compliance burden and enable street food vendors to focus on their livelihoods, hygiene and business operations. Further, a technology-enabled, dynamic risk-based inspection framework has been put in place to incentivise compliant food business operators and reduce repetitive inspections. Under this framework, inspections will be carried out based on defined risk factors such as risk associated with the nature of food commodity, past compliance record of the food business operator, performance during third-party audits, and inputs from enforcement and surveillance activities. This will ensure focused and transparent regulatory oversight while reducing unnecessary compliance burden on compliant businesses. These reforms represent a decisive step towards reinforcing Government’s commitment to ensuring safe food for citizens while promoting a transparent, efficient and business-friendly regulatory environment for the food industry. *** SR HFW/FSSAI Reforms/13 th March 2026/1 (Release ID: 2239834) In a significant step towards promoting ease of doing business while ensuring robust food safety standards, the Union Health Ministry has approved a series of comprehensive regulatory and procedural reforms. 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 constituted by NITI Aayog. To reduce regulatory burden, a proposal for perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licences has been approved. Earlier, registrations and licences were required to be renewed periodically. 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. It will enable regulatory resources to focus more effectively towards enforcement, monitoring and capacity-building activities. As part of these reforms, with effect from 1st April 2026, the turnover threshold for registration has been increased from ₹12 lakhs to ₹1.5 crore and for State licensing up to ₹50 crores, with Central licensing applicable beyond this limit. This rationalisation is intended to empower and strengthen the role of State authorities by enabling them to focus more effectively on oversight, facilitation and enforcement of food safety regulations within their jurisdictions. For food business operators, particularly micro and small enterprises, the measure will result in simpler compliance requirements, reduced paperwork and fees, elimination of pre-inspection and instant registration, thereby improving ease of operations. To address dual compliance requirements, street food vendors registered with Municipal Corporations or Town Vending Committees under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 will be considered as deemed registered under FSSAI. This measure will benefit more than 10 lakh street food vendors by eliminating the requirement for multiple registrations across departments. The reform will significantly reduce compliance burden and enable street food vendors to focus on their livelihoods, hygiene and business operations. Further, a technology-enabled, dynamic risk-based inspection framework has been put in place to incentivise compliant food business operators and reduce repetitive inspections. Under this framework, inspections will be carried out based on defined risk factors such as risk associated with the nature of food commodity, past compliance record of the food business operator, performance during third-party audits, and inputs from enforcement and surveillance activities. This will ensure focused and transparent regulatory oversight while reducing unnecessary compliance burden on compliant businesses. 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