Chief Minister Inaugurates Modern Food and Drug Administration Building in Nagpur

Nagpur, Dec 2025: The newly equipped building of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at Civil Line, Nagpur, was inaugurated today by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The facility includes advanced laboratories and state-of-the-art equipment for detecting adulteration in food and medicines.

The event was attended by Minister of Food and Drug Administration Narhari Zirwal, Minister of State Yogesh Kadam, Secretary of Medical Education and Pharmaceutical Department Dheeraj Kumar, FDA Commissioner Shridhar Dubey-Patil, Nagpur Joint Commissioners Krishna Jaipurkar and Milind Kaleshwarkar, among others.

The new five-storey building of the Nagpur Regional FDA office covers 1,500 square meters. The first floor will house the drug division, while the second floor will operate the food division. The remaining space includes laboratories equipped with modern instruments. The total cost of constructing the building was Rs. 15.17 crore.

Nagpur, being a central hub in India, handles significant transportation and distribution of food products. Consequently, large-scale cold storage units, warehouses, and logistic parks are present in the region. Ensuring the availability of safe food and medicines, and preventing adulteration through quality and quantitative analysis of samples, is a crucial responsibility of the FDA.

With the installation of modern machinery and laboratory equipment, the daily operations of the FDA office are expected to become more efficient and effective, improving the monitoring of food and drug safety.

Also present at the inauguration were Chandrapur Assistant Commissioner Praveen Umap, Suhas Sawant, Gadchiroli’s Girish Satkar, Wardha’s Praful Topale, Neeraj Lohakre, and Nagpur officials Rohan Shah, Abhay Deshpande, Manish Chaudhary, along with other departmental officers and staff. The program was coordinated and vote of thanks delivered by Renuka Deshkar.

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