India, Oct. 17 -- On the lines of 'arogya mitras', the government on Wednesday launched a scheme for engaging 'food safety mitras' to sensitise street food vendors on hygiene aspects and assist businessmen to comply with standards and facilitate licensing and registration.
Apart from strengthening food safety, this scheme would also create new employment opportunities for the youth, particularly with food and nutrition background, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
The initiative is aimed at scaling up the government's 'Eat Right India' movement.
'Food Safety Mitra' would undergo training and certification by FSSAI to do their work and get paid by food businesses for their services.
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