(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) Laws in The Making: The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) Bill, 2019

Topic: The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) Bill, 2019

Guest:

Professor Prem Vashishtha, (Former Director, Agriculture Economics Research Centre, Delhi University)
Pawan Agarwal, (Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI)
Kamal Kant Pant, (Principal, Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Pusa)
Dr. Anshu Singh, (Sr. Lecturer, Food Safety & Nutrition, Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa)
Dr. Shalini Sehgal, (Associate Professor, BCAS, Delhi University)

Topic Description:

Currently, there are two institutions located in Kundli, Haryana and Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu that aim to do further research in improving challenges faced by stakeholders in the food processing sector. The Bill declares these institutions as institutions of national importance. These two institutions, the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management in Kundli, Haryana and the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu are separate autonomous institutions. They are registered as Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Bill declares these two institutions as National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management.