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In a sweeping set of reforms, FSSAI introduces perpetual validity for licences
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Tuesday, 17 March, 2026, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved a sweeping set of regulatory reforms for the food industry related to the validity of licences.
As per FSSAI, under the revised framework, registrations and licences will have perpetual validity, eliminating the need for repeated renewals.
The reforms have been finalised following detailed deliberations with states and stakeholders and were aligned with the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms constituted by NITI Aayog.
In a statement, the food regulator, said, “To reduce regulatory burden, the proposal for perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licence has been approved. Earlier, registrations and licences were required to be renewed periodically. 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.”
Further, 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.
FSSAI added that 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.
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