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The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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What it means

  • The gazette notification pertains to amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of officers and Employees) Regulations, 2013.
  • The amendments are proposed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) with the previous approval of the Central Government.
  • The notification is published to invite objections or suggestions from persons likely to be affected by the proposed amendments within 30 days of the gazette being made available to the public.

Key Changes

  • Amendment to Regulation 2 regarding 'Definitions':
  • Replaces references to 'Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000' with 'Pay Level of 14 in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix' for defining 'appointing authority' and 'disciplinary authority'.
  • Replaces references to 'grade Pay of less than Rs. 10,000' with 'Pay Level less than 14 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix' for defining 'appointing authority' and 'disciplinary authority'.
  • Replaces 'the Chief Management Services Officer' with 'the Executive Director (HR)' in the definitions of 'appointing authority' and 'disciplinary authority'.
  • Adds a definition for 'appellate authority' based on the 7th CPC Pay Matrix levels and designates different authorities for Group A, B, and C equivalent posts.
  • Omits sub-regulation (k) from Regulation 2.
  • Adds definitions for 'Resignation' and 'Technical Resignation' as specified by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) from time to time.
  • Amendment to Regulation 3 regarding 'Conditions of Service':
  • Adds 'including gratuity, pension and retirement benefits' after 'condition of services'.
  • Adds a proviso allowing the Food Authority to make separate provisions for medical, housing, or other facilities/allowances.
  • Inserts Regulation (3A) regarding 'Resignation from the services of Authority', specifying notice periods or payment in lieu thereof for temporary (one month) and regular (three months) employees.
  • Provides that the Competent Authority will take decision on retaining lien to the post as per Department of Personnel & Training order or guidelines or memorandum issued from time to time in case of regular employee.
  • Allows the competent authority to waive the notice period or payment in lieu of notice period if deemed fit.
  • Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 4 shall be omitted.
  • Amendment to Regulation 8 regarding 'Saving clause':
  • Adds 'Economically Weaker Sections' after 'Other Backward Classes'.

Impact Analysis

FSSAI Employees

  • Action Item: FSSAI HR department needs to update internal policies and communicate these changes to all employees.

FSSAI HR Department

  • Action Item: Develop guidelines for evaluating requests for notice period waivers.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

  • Action Item: The Ministry needs to be prepared to handle appeals from FSSAI employees at the specified pay levels.

General Public

  • Action Item: Interested parties should review the draft regulations and submit their feedback to FSSAI within the stipulated timeframe (30 days from the date the gazette copies are available).

Key Entities Referenced

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI): The primary authority proposing and implementing the amendments to its employee service regulations. Central Government: The approving authority for the proposed amendments. Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT): The department whose guidelines will be followed for defining 'Resignation' and 'Technical Resignation'. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The appellate authority for certain FSSAI employees. Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: The Act under which the powers are exercised to make these regulations. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of officers and Employees) Regulations, 2013: The principal regulations being amended by this notification, originally published on July 24, 2013. 7th CPC Pay Matrix: The pay matrix used to define authority levels and eligibility for appeals.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-07062024-254600 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-07062024-254600 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 398] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्पजतवार, िनू 6, 2024/ज्य ष्े ि 16, 1946 No. 398] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024/JYAISHTHA 16, 1946 भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 5 िून, 2024 फा. स.ं एच आर-12012/1/2022- एच आर –एफएसएसएआई.—खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक (अजधकाररयों एवं कममचाररयों के वेतन, भत्ते एवं सेवा की अन्य ित)ें जवजनयम,2013 म ें और आगे संिोधन, िो भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण केंद्र सरकार के पूवामनुमोिन से एवं केंद्र सरकार द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों अर्ामत खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक अजधजनयम, 2006 (2006 का संख्याक 34) की धारा 9 की उप-धारा (3) के सार् परित धारा 92 की उप - धारा (2) के खंड (क) का प्रयोग करते हुए प्रकाजित दकया िाता ह।ै यह प्रकािन कजर्त अजधजनयम के खंड 92 के उप – खंड (1) के तहत इनसे प्रभाजवत हो सकने वाल े सभी व्यजियों की सूचना के जलए ह ै और एतिद्वारा सूजचत दकया िाता ह ै दक उि प्रारूप जवजनयमों पर उस जतजर् से तीस दिनों की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाि जवचार दकया िाएगा, जिस जतजर् को इस अजधसूचना को प्रकाजित करन े वाल ेरािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ िनता को उपलब्ध कराई िाएगी। यदि कोई आपजत्त या सुझाव हो तो उसे मख्ु य कायमकारी अजधकारी, भारतीय खाद्य सरु क्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण, एफडीए भवन, कोटला रोड, नई दिल्ली-110002 को अर्वा regulation@fssai.gov.in पर ई-मले से भेिा सकता ह।ै उि प्रारूप जवजनयमों के संबंध में दकसी व्यजि से इस प्रकार जनधामररत जतजर् तक प्राप्त आपजत्तयों और सूझावों पर भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। 3420 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] प्रारूप जवजनयम 1. इन जवजनयमों को भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण (अजधकाररयों एवं कममचाररयों के वते न, भत्त े और सेवा की अन्य ितें) संिोधन जवजनयम, 2024 कहा िा सकता ह।ै 2. भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा और मानक प्राजधकरण (अजधकाररयों एवं कममचाररयों के वेतन, भत्ते एवं सेवा की अन्य ित)ें जवजनयम, 2013 (इसमें इसके पश्चात कजर्त जवजनयमों के रूप में संिर्भमत) में, (1) “पररभाषाओं” से संबंजधत जवजनयम 2 म-ें (क) जनयुजि अजधकारी से संबंजधत उप-जवजनयम (छ) में- (i) धारा (i) में “ 10,000/- रुपए या इससे अजधक के ग्रेड वेतन वाले ” के िब्िों और अंको के स्ट्र्ान पर, “7 वें सीपीसी प े मैररक्स के अन्तगमत वैतजनक स्ट्तर 14 वाले” िब्िों और आकृजतयों स े प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा; (ii) धारा (ii) में “10,000 से न्यून ग्रेड वते न वाल”े के िब्िों और अंको के स्ट्र्ान पर “7 वें सीपीसी पे मैररक्स के अन्तगमत 14 से कम वैतजनक स्ट्तर” िब्िों और अंको से प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा; (iii) धारा (iii) म ें “मख्ु य प्रबधं सेवा अजधकारी” के िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर “कायमकारी जनिेिक (मानव संसाधन)” िब्िों स ेप्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगाI (ख) “अनिु ासजनक प्राजधकारी” की पररभाषा से संबंजधत उप-जवजनयम (ि) में,- (i) धारा (i) म ें “10,000/- रुपए” के िब्िों और अंको के स्ट्र्ान पर “7 व ें सीपीसी पे मैररक्स के अन्तगमत वैतजनक स्ट्तर 14” के िब्िों और अंको से प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा; (ii) धारा (ii) में “10,000/- रुपए” के िब्िों और आकृजतयों के स्ट्र्ान पर “7 वें सीपीसी पे मैररक्स के अन्तगमत 14 से कम वैतजनक स्ट्तर” के िब्िों और अंको से प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा; (iii) खंड (iii) म ें "मुख्य प्रबंध सेवा अजधकारी" िब्िों के स्ट्र्ान पर "कायमकारी जनिेिक (मानव संसाधन)" िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएगा; (ग) उप-जवजनयम (ि) के बाि जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम िोडा िाएगा, अर्ातम ्,- “(िक) “अपीलीय प्राजधकारी” का अर्म ह,ै - (i) 7वें सीपीसी वेतन मैररक्स में वेतन स्ट्तर 14 या उससे ऊपर के वेतन स्ट्तर वाल े समूह 'ए' पिों के समकक्ष सभी पिों, जिनमें मुख्य कायमकारी अजधकारी सजममजलत नहीं ह,ैं के संबंध में, सजचव, स्ट्वास्ट््य एवं पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय; (ii) 7वें सीपीसी वेतन मैररक्स म ें 14 से कम वेतन स्ट्तर वाल े समूह 'ए' के समकक्ष सभी पिों के संबंध में प्राजधकरण के अध्यक्ष; (iii) समूह 'बी' के समकक्ष सभी पिों के संबंध म ेंप्राजधकरण के मख्ु य कायमकारी अजधकारी और (iv) समूह 'सी' के समकक्ष सभी पिों के संबंध में प्राजधकरण के कायकम ारी जनिेिक (मानव संसाधन) ”; (घ) उप-जवजनयम (ट) को जवलोजपत दकया िाएगा; (ड) उप-जवजनयम (ढ) के बाि जनम्नजलजखत उप-जवजनयम िोडा िाए, अर्ामत,् - “(ण) 'इस्ट्तीफा' स े अजभप्रते कार्ममक एवं प्रजिक्षण जवभाग द्वारा समय-समय पर जनर्िष्टम स े ह;ै (त) ‘तकनीकी इस्ट्तीफा’ स े अजभप्रेत कार्ममक एवं प्रजिक्षण जवभाग द्वारा समय-समय पर जनर्िमष्ट स ेह।ै ” (2) "सेवा की ितें" से संबंजधत जवजनयम 3 म,ें - (क) "सेवा की अन्य ितो" िब्िों के बाि, "ग्रेच्युटी, पेंिन और सेवाजनवृजत्त लाभ सजहत" िब्ि िोड ेिाएाँगे; (ख) मौिूिा परंतुक के बाि जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक िोडा िाए, अर्ामत,् -[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 "परंत ु यह भी दक खाद्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा जचदकत्सा, आवास या दकसी अन्य सुजवधाओं/भत्तों के जलए अलग स े ऐसे प्रावधान दकए िा सकत े ह,ैं जिन्ह ेंवह उजचत समझे।"; (ग) जवजनयम 3 के बाि जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम िोडा िाए, अर्ामत्, - "(3 क) "प्राजधकरण की सवे ाओं स े इस्ट्तीफा" - इस्ट्तीफा स्ट्पष्ट और जबना ितम होना चाजहए। अस्ट्र्ायी कममचारी (पररवीक्षाकताम) इस्ट्तीफे से पहले एक महीन े का नोरटस िेगा या इस्ट्तीफे के समय एक महीन े के वेतन की राजि िमा करेगा और जनयजमत कममचारी इस्ट्तीफे स े पहल े तीन महीन े का नोरटस िगे ा या इस्ट्तीफे के समय तीन महीने के वेतन की राजि िमा करेगााः परंत ु यह दक जनयजमत कममचारी के मामल े में सक्षम प्राजधकारी कार्ममक एवं प्रजिक्षण जवभाग द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी आिेि या दििाजनिेि या ज्ञापन के अनसु ार पि पर ग्रहणाजधकार बनाए रखने के संबंध में जनणमय लेगा। परंतु यह भी दक सक्षम प्राजधकारी यदि उजचत समझे तो नोरटस अवजध या वेतन िमा करने स े छूट ि े सकता ह।ै '' (3) जवजनयम 4 के उप-जवजनयम (3) का जवलोप दकया िाएगा। (4) "व्यावृजत खंड" से संबंजधत जवजनयम 8 म ें"अन्य जपछड ेवग"म िब्िों के बाि "आर्र्मक रूप से कमिोर वग"म िब्ि िोडे िाएगाँ ।े िी. कमलावधमन राव, मुख्य कायमकारी अजधकारी [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./165/2024-25] नोट : मुख्य जवजनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4 म ें अजधसूचना संख्या फा.सं. ए-21021/01/ 2010-प्रिा.एफएसएसएआई, दिनांक 24 िलु ाई, 2013 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े। FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th June, 2024 F. No. HR-12012/1/2022-HR-FSSAI.—The following draft of certain regulations further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of officers and Employees) Regulations, 2013, which the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make with previous approval of the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 92 read with sub-section (3) of section 9 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) is hereby published as required under sub-section (1) of section 92 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft regulations shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public. Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, New Delhi- 110002 or sent on email at regulation@fssai.gov.in Objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft regulations before the expiry of period so specified, shall be considered by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Draft Regulations 1. These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of officers and Employees) Amendment Regulations, 2024. 2. In the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of officers and Employees) Regulations, 2013, (herein after referred as said regulations),4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (1) in regulation 2 relating to “Definitions”,- a. in sub-regulation (g) relating to “appointing authority”,- i. in clause (i), for the words and figures “Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000“, the words and figures “Pay Level of 14 in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix” shall be substituted. ii. in clause (ii), for the words and figures “grade Pay of less than Rs. 10,000”, the words and figures “Pay Level less than 14 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix;” shall be substituted; iii. in clause (iii), for the words “the Chief Management Services Officer”, the words “the Executive Director (HR)” shall be substituted”; b. in sub-regulation (h) relating to definition of “disciplinary authority”, - (i) in clause (i), for the words and figures “Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000“, the words and figures “Pay Level of 14 in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix” shall be substituted. (ii) in clause (ii), for the words and figures “Grade Pay of less than Rs. 10,000”, the words and figures “Pay Level less than 14 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix;” shall be substituted; (iii) in clause (iii), for the words “the Chief Management Services Officer”, the words “the Executive Director (HR)” shall be substituted; c. after sub-regulation (h), following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “(ha) “appellate authority” means,- i. The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in respect of all posts equivalent to Group ‘A’ posts carrying the Pay Level of 14 in 7th CPC Pay Matrix or above but does not include the Chief Executive Officer; ii. The Chairperson of the Authority in respect of all posts equivalent to Group ‘A’ carrying the Pay Level less than 14 in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix; iii. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority in respect of all posts equivalent to Group ‘B’ and iv. The Executive Director (HR) of the Authority in respect of all posts equivalent to Group ‘C’ ”; d. sub-regulation (k) shall be omitted; e. after sub-regulation (n), following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “(o) ‘Resignation’ means as specified by the Department of Personnel & Training from time to time; (p)’Technical Resignation’ means as specified by the Department of Personnel & Training from time to time.” (2) in regulation 3 relating to “Conditions of Service”,- a. after the words “condition of services”, the words “including gratuity, pension and retirement benefits” shall be inserted; b. after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,- “Provided further that separate provisions may be made by the Food Authority for the medical, housing or any other facilities/allowances that it deems fit.”; c. after regulation 3, the following regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “(3A) “Resignation from the services of Authority”- A resignation has to be clear and unconditional. A temporary employee (probationer) will give a notice of one month before resignation or deposit amount of one month pay at the time of resignation and a regular employee will give a notice of three months before resignation or deposit amount of three months’ pay at the time of resignation: Provided that in case of regular employee, the Competent Authority will take decision on retaining lien to the post as per Department of Personnel & Training order or guidelines or memorandum issued from time to time.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Provided further that competent authority may waive off the notice period or deposition of pay, if he thinks fit.”. (3) Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 4 shall be omitted. (4) in regulation 8 relating to “Saving clause”, after the words “Other Backward Classes”, the words “Economically Weaker Sections” shall be inserted. G. KAMALA VARDHANA RAO, Chief Executive Officer [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./165/2024-25] Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide notification number F. No. A-21021/01/2010-Admn.FSSAI, dated the 24th July, 2013. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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