Madhya Pradesh
Inauguration of FDTL in Indore
- 28 Oct 2025
- 1 min read
Why in News?
Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav inaugurated the newly constructed, state-of-the-art Food and Drug Testing Laboratory (FDTL) at Talawali Chanda, Indore.
Key Points
- For the first time since the state’s formation in 1956, a divisional-level FDTL has been established outside Bhopal.
- It is the second such laboratory in Madhya Pradesh after Bhopal, built at a cost of ₹8.30 crore.
- It will act as a model laboratory for other districts, ensuring faster, transparent, and efficient testing of food and drug samples.
- The third FDTL will open in Jabalpur within three months, the fourth in Gwalior four months later, followed by the fifth in Ujjain.
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The Chief Minister asserted a zero-tolerance policy towards adulteration in food and drug manufacturing or sale.
- The initiative strengthens Madhya Pradesh’s food and drug safety infrastructure by promoting transparent and efficient testing, ensuring the availability of pure and certified products, encouraging ethical industrial practices, and enhancing the institutional capacity of the state’s regulatory framework to better protect public health.
