Today, the Hon'ble Chief Minister reviewed a detailed proposal for the establishment of the Telangana Food Adulteration & Drug Control Authority (TG-FADCA), a major institutional reform aimed at strengthening the State's fight against food adulteration, illegal drugs and related public health threats.At present, food safety and drug control are handled by two separate departments. The fragmented structure, coupled with acute staff shortages, has limited their effectiveness in enforcement and regulation. This has contributed to growing concerns over the spread of narcotics and the increasing incidence of food adulteration, both of which pose serious risks to public health, including a rise in lifestyle diseases and certain forms of cancer.
The proposed TG-FADCA seeks to integrate these two departments under a single Chief Commissioner, creating a unified authority with dedicated Enforcement, Legal, Laboratory and Administrative Wings. The integrated structure is intended to improve coordination, strengthen enforcement capabilities and enable faster, more effective action against offenders.
To ensure that the authority becomes operational without delay, I have proposed the immediate deployment of 100 personnel, to be redeployed from the staff rationalisation undertaken in the Greyhounds, OCTOPUS and State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) units. The proposal will be finalised after incorporating the suggestions made during the review.
The Chief Minister also reviewed proposals for three other specialised institutions that are planned to strengthen governance and public safety across the State. These include the Telangana Vigilance & Enforcement Wing (TG-VEEV), the Telangana Traffic Management & Road Safety Bureau (TG-TMARS), and the Telangana Anti Drug and Safety Committees (TADASC). Detailed discussions on these initiatives are scheduled for next week.
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