Dehradun, May 8
Uttarakhand Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi today said that for a better functioning of the State Food Safety Authority, the Uttarakhand Government would soon strengthen the newly created department.
He was speaking today at the launch of the online registration of food licences at the Chief Medical Officer's office here.
The minister said the department had immense responsibilities and with a staff strength of just 25, its duties could not be discharged properly.
He said after Dehradun, the online registration of food licences would be started in the other districts of the state.
Additional Secretary and Joint Food Commissioner Piyush Singh said through the online facilities, the food companies would be able to apply for licences, pay the license fee and also receive alerts through SMS on their mobile phones about the status of their applications.As of now, a total of 22,000 food companies are registered in the state and the number is expected to increase when the online facility is extended in the other districts.
Uttarakhand Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi today said that for a better functioning of the State Food Safety Authority, the Uttarakhand Government would soon strengthen the newly created department.
He was speaking today at the launch of the online registration of food licences at the Chief Medical Officer's office here.
The minister said the department had immense responsibilities and with a staff strength of just 25, its duties could not be discharged properly.
He said after Dehradun, the online registration of food licences would be started in the other districts of the state.
Additional Secretary and Joint Food Commissioner Piyush Singh said through the online facilities, the food companies would be able to apply for licences, pay the license fee and also receive alerts through SMS on their mobile phones about the status of their applications.As of now, a total of 22,000 food companies are registered in the state and the number is expected to increase when the online facility is extended in the other districts.
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