INDORE: The state government has written to the Prime Minister to urgently convene a meeting of all chief ministers to ascertain their views regarding implementation of provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sought indulgence in keeping the implementation of the provisions of the Act under abeyance till the issues are fully resolved.
Chouhan said that provisions of the Act need reconsideration as they are impractical and cannot be implemented. Small business operators have been adversely hit on account of the stringent provisions of the Act. Unable to cope with the high benchmarks prescribed, which in some cases are impractical, most will be forced to close their businesses.
The stipulated deadline of February 4, 2014 is fixed for registration and issue of licenses to all FBOs. Madhya Pradesh has approximately 7 lakh FBOs. Referring to the previous letter of March 30, 2012, the state government has requested to reconsider the provisions as they relate to larger FBOs and to very poor and petty FBOs like street hawkers and road side vendors.
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