India to hold workshops for edible oil producers to ensure smooth implementation of new norms

is scheduled for November 15, 2025, at the Soybean Oil Processors Association (SOPA) Auditorium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, with similar events planned in other major cities across the country. Participants will receive practical demonstrations on registration through the National Single Window System (NSWS) and the VOPPA portal, along with detailed guidance on completing monthly returns. The workshops follow the recent amendments to VOPPA 2025, which introduce stricter requirements for transparency and monitoring in India’s edible oil industry. Under the new rules, all producers of crude and refined vegetable oils, blended oils, vanaspati, margarine, and other vegetable oil products must register on the portal https://www.edibleoilindia.in . Each month, by the 15th, they are required to submit returns covering production, imports, opening and closing stocks, dispatches, sales, and consumption. According to the government, this data is essential for effective supply chain ...