Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Food and Drug Administration is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. The ministry is responsible for consumer protection and regulating food and drug related issues in Maharashtra

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Narhari Zirwal is current Minister of Food and Drugs Administration.

History Directorate of Drugs Control was renamed as Food and Drug Administration in 1970. Scope of FDA was increased to cover adulterated food as well as tobacco products. Various circle offices were opened in 1971 at city levels. Expansion took place in 1975 and posts of commissioners as well as joint commissioners were created to grant licenses at divisional levels.

Structure Ministry controls Food and Drug Administration Department. The department acts as execution wing to take actions. Cabinet level minister is assisted by the minister of state for administration.

Authorities Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 gives powers to various authorities to regulate food and drug related issues.

Commissioner

Joint commissioners Several joint commissioners are appointed to oversee Food Drugs Law

Divisional joint commissioners Administrative head for the Division and Licensing Authority for grant of Drugs Manufacturing Licenses (As per Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940.)

Head office

Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Food and Drug Administration01Shankarrao Chavan 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02M. G. Mane 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Marotrao Kannamwar (Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04P. K. Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantP. K. Sawant05 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07P. K. Sawant 19691972Indian National Congress08Shankarrao Chavan 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Abdul Rahman Antulay 19731974Indian National Congress10Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19741975Indian National Congress11Ratnappa Kumbhar 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12K. M. Patil 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Prabha Rau 19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya 19781980Janata Party Pawar ISharad Pawar15Jawaharlal Darda 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16V. Subramaniam 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Lalita Rao 19831984Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18 Ramprasad Borade 19841985Indian National Congress19Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV20 Shivajirao Deshmukh 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar21V. Subramanian 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan22Prabha Rau 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar23Javed Iqbal Khan 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III24Ramrao Adik 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik25Arun Gujarathi 19931995Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar26Diwakar Raote 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi27Narayan Rane (Chief Minister)19991999Shiv Sena Rane Narayan Rane28Pramod Navalkar 19991999Shiv Sena29 Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh30 Datta Meghe 19992003Nationalist Congress Party31 Vasant Chavan 20032004Indian National Congress Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde32 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh33 Manohar Naik 20042008Nationalist Congress Party34 Manohar Naik 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan35 Manohar Naik 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II36 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan37 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)20142014Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38 Girish Bapat 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) Additional Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party40 Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal 20192019Bharatiya Janata Party41 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II42Chhagan Bhujbal 20192019Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray43 Rajendra Shingne 20192022Nationalist Congress Party44 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde45 Sanjay Rathod 20222023Shiv Sena (2022–present) 46 Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Aatram 20232024Nationalist Congress Party 47Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis48 Narhari Zirwal 2024IncumbentNationalist Congress Party

Ministers of State

No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Food and Drug Administration Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Rajendra Patil Yadravkar 20192022Shiv Sena ThackerayRajendra Shingne Uddhav Thackeray02Satej Patil Additional_Charge20222022Indian National Congress Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sanjay Rathod(2022 - 2023) Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Aatram (2023 – 2024) Eknath Shinde03Yogesh Kadam 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (Shinde Group) Fadnavis III Narhari Zirwal (2024–Present) Devendra Fadnavis

List of principal secretary

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