National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021

The NIFTEM Act 2021 was published in the Gazette of India on 30 July 2021. The NIFTEM Act 2021 came into force through the notification on 1 October, 2021.

• The objectives of the legislation are, to confer the status of Institutions of National Importance (INI) to NIFTEM, Kundli (Haryana) and IIFPT, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) to provide for functional autonomy to the institutes to design and develop courses, undertake research activities and leverage enhanced status in their academic pursuits.
• Further to implement the reservation policy of the Government and would also undertake special outreach activities for the benefit of concerned stakeholders.