NCS probationers meet Maha FDA commissioner Munde

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Civil Service (NCS) probationers of the 2025 batch, as part of their Bharat Darshan tour of Maharashtra, interacted with Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Tukaram Munde.
The interaction covered key aspects of food safety regulation, pharmaceutical administration and agricultural development.
Discussions focused on challenges relating to counterfeit and substandard medicines, pharmaceutical licensing and inspections, price regulation by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), and strengthening food safety enforcement through regular inspections, sampling, licensing and adjudication.
In a press release ,Munde also shared insights into livestock identification, animal census, dairy traceability and challenges faced by farmers, including rising labour costs and access to agricultural support.
The session also covered leadership, administrative ethics and institutional reforms.
Emphasising the importance of continuous learning through the principles of “unlearn, relearn and learn”, Munde said good governance depended on building efficient systems that functioned with minimal intervention.
He highlighted people management, direct engagement with citizens, and physical verification of institutions, legal competence and personal integrity as essential qualities of an effective civil servant.
The importance of constructive media engagement, distinguishing public interest from individual interests in decision-making, and maintaining financial discipline through early savings and compounding were also discussed.
The interaction provided the probationers with insights into responsive administration, regulatory accountability and citizen-centric governance.