The NIFTEM Council is created under the NIFTEM Act 2021 and its present composition stands as follows:

a)	Minister in-charge of Food Processing Industries, Central Government	Chairperson, ex-officio
b)	Minister of the State for Food Processing Industries, Central Government	Vice-Chairperson, ex- officio
c)	Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India	Member, ex- officio
d)	Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Finance	Member, ex- officio
e)	Chief Executive Officer, National Institution for Transforming, India	Member, ex- officio
f)	Secretary, Higher Education of the Ministry or Department of the Central Government	Member, ex- officio
g)	Three representatives of eminence from Food Processing Industry to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Council	Members
h)	Three eminent academicians known for their contribution in the field of food processing, to be nominated by the Chairperson of the Council	Members
i)	Three Members of Parliament, of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one by the Council of States	Members
j)	Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with Food Processing Industries	Member-Secretary, ex-officio