Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)

Ministry of Food and Drug Administration, Government of Maharashtra
Seal of the state of Maharashtra
Ministry overview
Formed1960; 64 years ago (1960) [1]
JurisdictionIndia Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Saurabh Vijay (IAS)
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitefda.maharashtra.gov.in/aboutus.html

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[1][4][5]

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Aatram is current Minister of Food and Drugs Administration.[6]

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.[1]

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

Minister of Food and Drug Administration
मंत्री अन्न व औषध प्रशासन विभाग
Emblem of India
Flag of India
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor (2022- 2023)
Inaugural holder
  • M. G. Maney
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Food and Drug Administration
01 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 May
1960 		07 March
1962 		1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 M. G. Mane
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 02 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council) 		08 March
1962 		19 November
1962 		256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		20 November
1962 		24 November
1963 		1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister) 		25 November
1962 		04 December
1963 		9 days Indian National Congress Sawant P. K. Sawant
05 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
1963 		01 March
1967 		3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		01 March
1967 		27 October
1969 		2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1969 		13 March
1972 		2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		13 March
1972 		04 April
1973 		1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		04 April
1973 		17 Match
1974 		347 days Indian National Congress
10 Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 Match
1974 		21 February
1975 		341 days Indian National Congress
11 Ratnappa Kumbhar
(MLA for Shirol Constituency No. 280-
Kolhapur District
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 February
1975 		16 April
1977 		2 years, 54 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 K. M. Patil
(MLA for Amalner Constituency No. 15-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 April
1977 		07 March
1978 		1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
13 Prabha Rau
(MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41-
Wardha District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 March
1978 		18 July
1978 		133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
14 Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya
(MLA for Kandivali Constituency No. 161-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 July
1978 		17 February
1980 		1 year, 214 days Janata Party Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
15 Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council) 		09 June
1980 		21 January
1982 		1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
16 V. Subramaniam
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 January
1982 		02 February
1983 		1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
17 Lalita Rao
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 February
1983 		17 April
1984 		1 year, 70 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
18 Ramprasad Borade
(MLA for Jintur Constituency No. 95-
Parbhani District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 April
1984 		05 March
1985 		322 days Indian National Congress
19 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		12 March
1985 		03 June
1985 		83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Shivajirao Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) 		03 June
1985 		12 March
1986 		282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		12 March
1986 		26 June
1988 		2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
22 Prabha Rau
(MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41-
Wardha District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		26 June
1988 		03 March
1990 		1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
23 Javed Iqbal Khan
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		03 March
1990 		25 June
1991 		1 year, 114 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council) 		25 June
1991 		22 February
1993 		1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Arun Gujarathi
(MLA for Chopda Constituency No. 10-
Jalgaon District
(Legislative Assembly) 		06 March
1993 		14 March
1995 		2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
26 Diwakar Raote
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council) 		14 March
1995 		01 February
1999 		3 years, 324 days Shiv Sena Joshi
Manohar Joshi
27 Narayan Rane
(MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269-
Sindhudurg District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		01 February
1999 		11 May
1999 		99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
28 Pramod Navalkar
(MLC for Mumbai Graduates Constituency No. 06 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council) 		11 May
1999 		17 October
1999 		159 days Shiv Sena
29 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
(Deputy Chief Minister) 		19 October
1999 		27 October
1999 		8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30 Datta Meghe
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Wardha District)
(Legislative Council) 		27 October
1999 		16 January
2003 		3 years, 81 days Nationalist Congress Party
31 Vasant Chavan
(MLC for Governor Nominated Constituency No. 11 -
Pune District)
(Legislative Council) 		18 January
2003 		01 November
2004 		1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
32 R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) 		01 November
2004 		09 November
2004 		8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
33 Manohar Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 November
2004 		01 December
2008 		4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Manohar Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 December
2008 		06 November
2009 		333 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
35 Manohar Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 November
2009 		10 November
2010 		1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II
36 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 November
2010 		26 September
2014 		3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) 		31 October
2014 		04 December
2014 		34 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Girish Bapat
(MLA for Kasba Peth Constituency No. 215-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
2014 		04 June
2019 		4 years, 181 days Bharatiya Janata Party
39 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
Additional Charge 		04 June
2019 		16 June
2019 		12 days Bharatiya Janata Party
40 Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal
(MLA for Sindkheda Constituency No. 06-
Dhule District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		16 June
2019 		12 November
2019 		149 days Bharatiya Janata Party
41 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge 		23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
42 Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		28 November
2019 		30 December
2019 		32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
43 Rajendra Shingne
(MLA for Sindkhed Raja Constituency No. 24-
Buldhana District
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		29 June
2022 		2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
44 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
In Charge 		30 June
2022 		14 August
2022 		45 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
45 Sanjay Rathod
(MLA for Digras Constituency No. 79-
Yavatmal District
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 August
2022 		14 July
2023 		334 days Shiv Sena
46 Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao Aatram
(MLA for Aheri Constituency No. 69-
Gadchiroli District
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 July
2023 		Incumbent 1 year, 159 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)

Ministers of State

No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Food and Drug Administration
Vacant 23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Rajendra Patil Yadravkar
(MLA for Shirol Constituency No. 280-
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		27 June
2022 		2 years, 179 days Shiv Sena Thackeray Rajendra Shingne
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Satej Patil
(MLC for Elected by Kolhapur Local Authorities Constituency No. 06 -
Kolhapur District)
(Legislative Council)
Additional_Charge 		27 June
2022 		29 June
2022 		2 days Indian National Congress
Vacant 30 June
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 173 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

References

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