Dehradun, May 2
The government is mooting setting up food safety appellate tribunals in Dehradun and Haldwani/Nainital under the Foods Safety and Standards Authority of India Act.
The State Food Safety Commissioner has issued orders for hiring private buildings to set up these tribunals. The tribunals would be constituted under Section 70 of the Act.
A presiding officer who could be either a retired or a serving district judge would head the tribunal and the government would soon issue a notification for the same.
Along with receiving the salary equivalent to the serving district judge, he would also receive travel, leave and conveyance allowances. Besides, the presiding officer would also have a complete office set-up with a registrar to be appointed by the government.
With the setting up of the tribunals, the government plans to intensify the implementation of the Act in the state. Since the setting up of a separate state authority, the authority has been handicapped by the absence of manpower for the enforcement of various provisions of the Act.
Though the Act is under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, several issues like drawing of salaries and preparation of confidential reports continue to remain unresolved and have not been handed to a single department.
The government is mooting setting up food safety appellate tribunals in Dehradun and Haldwani/Nainital under the Foods Safety and Standards Authority of India Act.
The State Food Safety Commissioner has issued orders for hiring private buildings to set up these tribunals. The tribunals would be constituted under Section 70 of the Act.
A presiding officer who could be either a retired or a serving district judge would head the tribunal and the government would soon issue a notification for the same.
Along with receiving the salary equivalent to the serving district judge, he would also receive travel, leave and conveyance allowances. Besides, the presiding officer would also have a complete office set-up with a registrar to be appointed by the government.
With the setting up of the tribunals, the government plans to intensify the implementation of the Act in the state. Since the setting up of a separate state authority, the authority has been handicapped by the absence of manpower for the enforcement of various provisions of the Act.
Though the Act is under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, several issues like drawing of salaries and preparation of confidential reports continue to remain unresolved and have not been handed to a single department.
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