Overview
- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath approved creation of a District Drug Control Officer post in every district to strengthen local oversight.
- The state will double its drug inspector strength from the current 109 and introduce time-bound inspections with proper district-wise deployment.
- Recruitment for drug inspectors will shift from interviews to written examinations to increase transparency and merit focus.
- Senior cadre changes include adding deputy commissioner (drugs) posts and revising qualifying service for promotion to joint commissioner (drugs).
- The CM directed clear qualifications and a fixed tenure for the drug controller post, with officials saying the overhaul should improve monitoring and public-health safeguards.