 Responding to the continual complaint of shortage of staff in Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, the state government has announced the creation of several new posts in the organisation in compliance with the new Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
As per a notification issued recently, at least seven new posts have been created that include adjudication officer and joint commissioners at a salary of Rs 15,600 - 39,100 and grade pay of Rs 7,600.
From the existing eight assistant commissioners, seven will be transferred to the above-mentioned posts and one post will be sacrificed / surrendered.
Further, the notification announces creation of another 62 new posts of designated officers and assistant commissioners. For filling these, 30 food supervisors would be transferred and their existing posts would be scrapped.
In addition 265 new posts of food safety officers will be created, which will also be gazetted officers. The existing 265 posts of food inspectors will be scrapped altogether and these inspectors will function as food supervisors.
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