Meenakshi Singh, who is presently working as Chief Scientist, Technology Management Directorate, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, CSIR Hqrs, New Delhi. She has over 30 years of experience and expertise to successfully initiate, formulate and implement Research and Development & Technology Development Programmes at National level. Before her placement at TMD, she was responsible for S & T management and coordination with the CSIR laboratories and other Scientific departments / Ministries for the assigned activities. Currently her placement at TMD, resulted into good networking with the line ministries, industries and other stakeholders required for development as well as deployment of technologies in various domain/regions.She is member secretary of the Task Force on Nutra Sector and managing the same on behalf of Govt.

Purnima Thakur is currently serving as an Assistant Director at NIPCCD, the research and training arm of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Her prior experience includes working as an Assistant Director (Technical) at the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, where her efforts were directed toward building a safe and healthy food ecosystem for the nation. She was responsible for managing Food Safety on Wheels (FSWs), which represents the largest Mobile Food Testing Labs Network in the country, and initiating Safety and Mandatory Food Surveillance at Anganwadi Centres under the SAKSHAM Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 Scheme. Her role at the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) under the Ministry of Women and Child Development involved managing inter-country adoptions, ensuring safe homes and families for orphaned, abandoned, and surrendered children. A PMO research study on state-wise adoption data (2018–2023) was also successfully completed under her guidance.

Ms. Varsha Misra is currently working as Deputy Director in National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), one of the constituent Boards of the Quality Council of India (QCI). NABCB is the National Accreditation Body in India, provides accreditation to Certification, Inspection, and Validation & Verification Bodies, and is signatory to the international Multilateral Mutual Recognition Agreements / Arrangements of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for its accreditation schemes. Prior to this, she has enriched experience in Food Regulatory Affairs, Food Quality Assurance, Food Safety Management Systems professional with 20+ years’ experience in reputed organizations, previously worked for Export Inspection Council (EIC) Ministry of Commerce as well as worked for Food Safety and Drug Administration (Govt. of U.P.) and Regional Food Research and Analysis Centre, Department of Horticulture, U.P. She holds a Masters in Food Technology, Masters in Dietetics and Food service Management systems, as well as PGD Industrial Relation and Personnel Management, she is also Seafood HACCP certified professional and attended (OL)TT programme from Cornell University (USA) and National Seafood HACCP Alliance Program organized by AFDO national Association of Food and Drug Officials.

Prithvi Singh, (MSC Chemistry-1992 batch) presently working as Designated Officer-cum- Licensing Authority, FSSAI Faridabad in Food and Drug Administration Department, Haryana and Holding additional charges of two other districts Palwal and Mahendergarh, Haryana. He has been remaining President of All India Food Safety Officers Cadre, Association. He has been worked for amendment of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 into Food Safety Act, with FSSAI for making Food Safety Rules and Regulations under Food Safety act 2006. He also introduced the fields regulatory officers’ problems to FSSAI for better implementation of new act in many meetings with FSSAI during framing new rules of act and he is working as Food Safety Officer since 30.12.1992. He had worked in all fields for implementation of food safety like inspection, food surveys, food sampling, trainings of officers as well as food business operators, and in awareness of food business operators, IEC activities food testing in public programs, licensing and Registration of FSSAI, prosecution of food safety and its trails in different district courts, high courts and apex court of India, VVIP food checking etc. He has also attended many training’s of FSSAI for fortifications of food, Repurpose of Used Cooking Oil, surveillance and enforcement sampling of all foods and implemented the act and send approximately 2000 food adulterators people behind bars and lot of fines during the service period. He has delivered Many lectures regarding food safety at Radio as well as TVs also. He has also faced many challenges and threats in implementation food safety act in fields.