FSSAI launches project 'Clean Street Food'

In the first phase, the project aims to raise the safety standards of foods sold on streets across New Delhi by training 20,000 roadside vendors on aspects of health and hygiene

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) yesterday launched ‘Clean Street Food’ project to raise the safety standards of foods sold on streets across New Delhi by training 20,000 roadside vendors on aspects ofhealth and hygiene, in the first phase. As part of project Clean Street Food, FSSAI will partner with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to train street food vendors at more than 40 centres across Delhi under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) category of the Government’s flagship skills training scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

J P Nadda, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, stated that this is a pragmatic, practical, constructive and positive approach to skilling one of the largest unorganised sectors of the country. With nearly 20 lakh street vendors in the country, the training of 20,000 vendors is on a pilot basis in the NCR of Delhi. “As street food forms an integral part of our society, the project which shall upgrade the skills of the street food vendors will also contribute to preventive and promotive health,” he added.

Under the Delhi Project, 20,000 food street vendors would be trained, assessed and certified by seven training partners over the next four weeks at 40 training centres set up for the purpose across Delhi. Delhi Food Safety Commissioner and the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) are engaged in mobilisation of street vendors across Delhi. Food vendors will receive smart skill-cum-registration cards on completion of the training.