Dr. SURENDER S. GHONKROKTA, Secretary General, Centre for Quality & Food Safety, a qualified Food Technologist from CFTRI, Mysore, India has interest in the fields of Quality, Regulatory compliances, Food Safety, Food Security, Nutrition, Health and environment are areas of interest. Other than CQFS, presently also involved as Chairman, Technical Group for framing National Vega Standards, APEDA, Govt of India, President, Council for Promotion, Research & Trade of Traditional Foods (CPRTTF), New Delhi, President, Centre for NorthEast Studies, New Delhi, Member, Evaluation Committee, Organic Farming, APEDA, Commerce Ministry, Govt. of India. Have worked as Chairman, State Food Commission, H.P. India; Director, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health & Family welfare, Govt. of India; Secretary/ Commissioner, Department of Food, Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Government of Delhi, India; Member Secretary, Delhi Pollution Control Committee. New Delhi; Secretary, Home (having charge of Science & Technology, Industries, Textile & Handicrafts/Hand loom, Labour & Employment, Skill Development), Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh and Quality Control Specialist, Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Processing & Marketing Corporation. H.P. Was also associated in teaching/ University as Adjunct Professor – Pondicherry Central University, Since 2012; Visiting Professor, I P University and FMS, DU, 2008-2010 and Assistant Professor (Food Technology) in H.P. Agriculture University As an expert/ technical advisor/ specialist, is associated as Chairman, Technical Group for preparing National Vegan Standards, APEDA, Commerce Ministry, Govt. of India -From June, 2022 and Member, WHO Technical Advisory Group – Regulatory Measures Aimed at Restricting the Digital Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Nutrition and Food Safety Department, WHO. Earlier was working as Chairman, Inter-departmental Technical Committee for drafting of Integrated Food & Nutritional Security Policy Committee, Himachal Pradesh- September,2020- August, 2021; Member, Technical Committee for finalising the draft Rules and Six Regulations under Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 (India)- March, 2011-July, 2011; Member, National Committee for Implementation and Enforcement of regulations (Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940) for addressing menace of Spurious drugs - March, 2009- October, 2009; Member, Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority, August, 2006- December, 2007 and Member, Government of Delhi, Goods & Service Tax Committee for the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) Act and rules in Delhi- September, 2002- December, 2005.