Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety. SFSI was started in 2018-19 with the aim of creating a competitive and positive change in the food safety ecosystem in the country. The index will help in providing safe and nutritious food to our citizens. The Union Health Minister felicitated the winning State/UTs based on the ranking for the years 2021-22 for their impressive performance across parameters. This year, among the larger states, Tamil Nadu was the top-ranking state, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. Among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Manipur and Sikkim. Among UTs, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh secured first, second and third ranks. Mandaviya also felicitated states which showed significant improvement in the State Food Safety Index.