The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved a set of major regulatory and procedural reforms. The government has introduced perpetual validity for registrations and licences issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Earlier, food business operators were required to renew their registrations and licences periodically.
Under the new system, registrations and licences will remain valid permanently, removing the need for repeated renewals.
Officials said this step will reduce compliance costs, paperwork and repeated interactions with licensing authorities for food business operators.
It will also allow regulatory agencies to focus more on monitoring, enforcement and capacity-building activities.
From April 1, 2026, businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore will only need basic registration, compared to the earlier limit of Rs 12 lakh.
Businesses with turnover up to Rs 50 crore will fall under state licensing, while those above this limit will require central licensing.
The government said this move will simplify compliance for micro and small food businesses by reducing paperwork, fees and pre-inspection requirements.
Under the new rules, vendors who are already registered with municipal corporations or town vending committees under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, will be treated as automatically registered with FSSAI.
