The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has advised roughly 11,123 restaurants and food business operators in the city to install kitchen CCTV cameras and display the live feed to customers near reception or seating areas, as a hygiene-transparency measure. The advisory is not currently mandatory.

The Retailers Association of India has submitted a representation to AMC’s health department arguing the requirement is unnecessary given existing FSSAI hygiene regulation, and that a live feed does not by itself demonstrate compliance with food-safety protocols. RAI also flagged that many restaurant chains already run CCTV systems for security, that open-kitchen formats already offer visibility, and that public streaming raises employee privacy questions. The association asked AMC to keep the practice voluntary and consult industry before considering it as a mandatory or licensing condition.