The SAC which met here on 29 May 2019 under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik has approved re-organization of Drugs & Food Control Organization (D&FCO), J&K.
As per the decision, it has been reorganised “into a ‘singleline command’ to secure effective Drugs and Food Regulation under a unifiedcommand without any financial commitment”.
As per the decision, the post of Commissioner of FoodSafety, J&K has been re-designated as Commissioner, Food and DrugsAdministration, J&K.
The Drugs and Food Control Organization has beenre-organized by way of up-gradation/re-designation of the post of Controller,Drugs and Food Control Organization in the pay level-12 (78800-209200) to thelevel-13 (123100-215900) as State Drugs Controller, an official handout said.
The post of Deputy Controller, Drugs and Food ControlOrganization has been re-designated as Deputy Drugs Controller, post of DrugInspector has been re-designated as Drugs Control Officer.
SAC has also approved creation of three posts of SectionOfficers and three posts of Head Assistants by corresponding reduction of sixposts of Junior Assistants and other 44 posts of different categories whichinclude one post each of Joint DrugsController and Joint Commissioner Food Safety, one post of Deputy CommissionerFood Safety, one post of Deputy Drugs Controller, one post of Assistant DrugsController, two posts of Senior Assistants, 14 posts for Drug TestingLaboratory, 16 posts for Food Testing Laboratory and 7 posts forIntelligence-cum-Legal Cell.
The augmentation of manpower in the Drug Testing and FoodTesting Laboratories, besides creation of posts of Intelligence-cum-Legal Celland other creations/up-gradations will enable the Organization to accomplishthe underlying objectives.
The re-designation of the post of Commissioner of FoodSafety, J&K as Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration will bring boththe Drugs and the Food Wings under a unified command and ensure bettercoordination and proper utilization of functioning of the post of Commissioner,Food and Drugs Administration, avoid overlap of activities and bettercoordination.