FSSAI Food License For Indian Railways - Process, Documents, Fees

Note: The aforementioned Fees is exclusive of GST.

Note : As per the new norm of FSSAI. The applicants are required to pay only Initial fee of ₹1000 + 18% GST on it for their FSSAI licenses. However once the application is processed and passed by the licensing authorities then the rest of the differential amount i,e respective license fee along with differential GST has to be paid by the applicant within 30 working days. If the applicant failed to pay the amount then approval will be auto rejected.

The FSSAI is a government body established in 2006 to lay down science-based standards for food articles and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and import to ensure the availability of safe and wholesome food for all their commuters and employees of railways.

FSSAI registration is a 14 digit registration number given to FBOs after the registration. It is now mandatory for all catering services, hawkers, hotel businesses, and food vending machine operators operating on railway premises.

BASIC FSSAI registration:

This form of Basic registration is for petty FBOs whose turnover is less than 12 lakh rupees per annum.
Such as;
Hawkers, individual home bakeries, and small shop owners.

FSSAI State license:

State Fssai licensing is required for FBOs whose annual turnover falls within the limit of 12 LPA to 20 crore rupees per annum (LPA).
Such as;
Food manufacturers, oil processing, local food chain owners, 3 stars 5 star hotels, and mid-day meal catering services.

FSSAI central license:

FSSAI Central license is required in case of FBOs whose turnover exceeds 20 crore rupees per annum or have multiple manufacturing/processing units in different states or the FBOs who operate on-premises such as railways, airports and seaports.
Such as;
Food manufacturers, oil processing, local food chain owners, 3 stars 5 star hotels, and mid-day meal catering services.

Note: FBOs wanting to work with IRCTC need to have only a central FSSAI license.

1. The maximum validity of an FSSAI license for Indian railways is up to 5 years, the license can be renewed before its expiry date.
2. If renewal is not filed 30 days prior to the due date, then late fees of 100 rs per day shall be charged as per guidelines.
3. FBOs can file for FSSAI renewal 180 days before the due date.
4. In the case of FBOs filling for FSSAI renewal from the 1st-90th-day after the day of expiry, then they shall be charged 3 times the standard annual fee and 5 times if they appear after the 90th day from the day of expiry.
5. No renewal shall be allowed after 180 days from the original day of expiry. You can check your licence validity using our FSSAI license status checking tool to avoid a late renewal fee or cancellation.

1. Non-registered FBOs will be penalized and are illegal to run on Indian railways.
2. Any FBO found indulging in any kind of malpractice will be penalized as per the FSS regulation 2011.
3. Adulteration of food products can lead to 10 lakh rupees penalties or even jail in some cases.
4. License of Repeated offenders can be suspended for non-compliance with FSSAI Act and food standard regulations 2011.