As per Section 5 of the FSS Act, The Food Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and the following twenty-two members out of which one-third shall be women, namely:-
(a) seven Members, not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India, to be appointed by the Central Government, to respectively represent the Ministries or Departments of the Central Government dealing with -
who shall be Members ex officio;
(b) two representatives from food industry of which one shall be from small scale industries;
(c) two representatives from consumer organisations;
(d) three eminent food technologists or scientists;
(e) five members to be appointed by rotation every three years, one each in seriatim from the Zones as specified in the First Schedule to represent the States and the Union territories;
(f) two persons to represent farmers’ organisations;
(g) one person to represent retailers’ organisations.
| Current Authority Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| S No | Name | Designation | Organization |
| 1 | Shri Sudhansh Pant, IAS | Chairperson | FSSAI |
| 2 | Shri G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS | Chief Executive Officer, Member Secretary | FSSAI |
| Appointment of (ex offcio) members of FSSAI, Appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act | |||
| 3 | Ms.Shubha Thakur | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Agriculture, Dept. of Agriculture & Cooperation Krishi Bhawan. Email: sthakur@nic.in Phone: 23383744, 23382977 (Fax) |
| 4 | Dr. M. Balaji | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Commerce, Department of Commerce Email: m.balaji05@ias.gov.in Phone: 23039409 |
| 5 | Shri Anupam Mishra | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Room No. 485-A, Krishi Bhawan Email: js-ca@nic.in Phone: 23386666/ 23386322 (Fax) |
| 6 | Smt. Simmi Chaudhary | Economic Advisor |
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, PanchsheelBhawan, August KrantiMarg, Khelgaon, New Delhi-110049. Email: s.chaudhary@gov.in Phone: 26491810 |
| 7 | Ms.Aradhana Patnaik | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare, NirmanBhawan, New Delhi Email: jsadmn-mohfw@gov.in Phone: 23061097/3618 |
| 8 | Ms.Veena Kothavale | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department ShastriBhawan, New Delhi– 110001 Email: veena.k@nic.in Phone: 011-23073497/09213240962 |
| 9 | Shri Vipul Goel | Joint Secretary |
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Room No.122-B UdyogBhawan. Email: js.ari@nic.in Phone: 23063283 |
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Appointed under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (Food Industry & small scale industries) two representatives from food industry of which one shall be from small scale industries |
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| 10 | Ms.Shreya Pandey | -- |
All India Food Processors’ Association, 206, Aurobindo Place Market, AurobindoMarg, HauzKhas New Delhi-110016 Email: aifpa@vsnl.net, pandeshreya@gmail.com Mobile No. 9818443337, Office No. 011-26510860/26518848 |
| 11 | Ms. Swati Ravindra Paradkar | President |
Shri Mahila Griha Udyog, Lijjat papad (under the category of Small Scale Food Industry) Email: president@lijjat.com Phone: 022-26554021/22 Oracle Point, 3rd Floor, Opp. Railway Station, Bandra (West),Mumbai, Maharashtra Pincode: 400050 Email: enquiry@lijjat.com Phones: 26554021/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29/30/31 & 26427282, Fax: 26420688 Contact: Customer Care : 9702420414 Sales : 9833884643 |
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Appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (consumer organisations), two representatives from consumer organisations; |
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| 12 | Vacant | -- | -- |
| 13 | Vacant | -- | -- |
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Appointed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (food technologists or scientists), three eminent food technologists or scientists; |
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| 14 | Dr.Sridevi Annapurna Singh | Director |
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Mysuru - 570 020 Email: director@cftri.res.in, sridevi@cftri.res.in Phone: 91-821-2517760 , Fax: 91-821-2516308, Mobile: 9449809946 |
| 15 | Dr.Hemalatha R | Director |
NIN, Beside Tarnaka Metro Station, Jamai-Osmania PO, Hyderabad-500 007. Email: nin@ap.nic.in, Director's Email: directornin@icmr.gov.in, dirnin_hyd@yahoo.co.in Phone: 040-27018083/ 27197233, FAX: 040-27019074 |
| 16 | Vacant | -- | -- |
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Appointed under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (five members one each in seriatim from each zone as specified in first schedule to represent the States/UTs on rotational basis for every three years) |
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| 17 | Smt. Jyoti J. Sardesai | Director, FDA and Commissioner Food Safety, Goa |
Dhanwantari opp. the Shrine of Holy Cross, Bambolim-403202 Email: dfda.goa@nic.in, jyotijs27@yahoo.co.in Tel: 0832-2459230/2459226 Fax: 0832-2459223, Mob: 9822100479(CFS) |
| 18 | Dr.Maninder Kaur Dwivedi, IAS |
Commissioner of Food Safety and Secretary, Dept. of Health and Family welfare, Chhattisgarh |
Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Email: controllerraipur@gmail.com Tel. 0771-2510349/2235226, Fax: 0771-2511988, 0771-2740216 (CFS) |
| 19 | Shri Abhijit Baruah, IAS |
Health & Family Welfare Dept. (in-charge Commissioner of FDA) Assam |
Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781006 Email: foodsafety.assam@gmail.com, foodanalyst@sphlassam.org Tel-Fax: 0361-2237463 Tel: 2237488 (FSC), 943081326 (N), 8473882511(Anupam) |
| 20 | Shri Subhasish Panda, IAS |
Commissioner (Food Safety) Principal Secretary (Health), Himachal Pradesh |
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, H.P. Secretariat, Shimla – 171002. Email: fssecy-hp@nic.in Phone: 0177-2621586 |
| 21 | Shri Yashpal Garg, IAS | Commissioner of Food Safety for Chandigarh |
Office of Secretary Health, Chandigarh Administration, UT Chandigarh Room No. 311, 3rd Floor, Deluxe Building, UT Secretariat, Sector-9D, Chandigarh 160009 Email: secyhealth-chd@chd.nic.in, secyhealth-chd@chd.nic.in, dhs_ut@yahoo.co.in Phone: 0172-2748211, Mob: 09868049650 |
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Appointed under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (farmers organisations), two persons to represent farmers’ organisations; |
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| 22 | Shri Pramod Kumar Choudhary | Member, Bhartia Kisan Sangh |
Add. 1771, Wright Town, Jabalpur (M.P.) 482002 Email: pramod.c.bks@gmail.com Mobile No.: 87701 42543 |
| 23 | Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan | Farmer, Haryana. |
Residential Address: H.No, 674, VPO Aterna, District Sonipat (Haryana)- 131023. Official Address: B-309A, Roman Court, NH-44, Near Parker Mall, Village Rasoi, District Sonipat, Haryana. Email : kanwalsingh62@gmail.com Mobile No: : 9416320765, 8398877515 |
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Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act (retailers organisations), one person to represent retailers’ organisations |
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| 24 | Shri B.S. Nagesh | Founder |
Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN) 304, B wing, Eureka Towers, Mindspace, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400016 Email: nagesh.bsn@trrain.org Phone: 022-28443260, Mobile: 09833662756 |
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