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 Rajesh Bhushan, IAS | Chairperson | FSSAI |
| 2 | Shri G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS | Chief Executive Officer, Member Secretary | FSSAI |
| Appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act | |||
| 3 | Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare |
| 4 | Shri K. R. Saji Kumar | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department |
| 5 | Smt. Alka Nangia Arora | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 6 | Shri Anupam Mishra | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| 7 | Ms. Shubha Thakur | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Agriculture, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmer's Welfare |
| 8 | Shri Kuntal Sensarma | Economic Advisor | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| 9 | Sh. Diwakar Nath Misra | Joint Secretary | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| No appointments have been made under other clauses of sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Act | |||
Profile of Members of Scientific Committee
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