CG approves 46 cr for new food & drug testing lab

Raipur: Chhattisgarh govt has granted administrative approval of Rs 46.49 crore for the construction of an Integrated Food and Drug Testing Laboratory-cum-Food and Drugs Administration building in Nava Raipur. The plan to construct a new FDA building had been announced in the budget for the financial year 2025-26. The project, which fulfils a key announcement from the 2025–26 state budget, has received administrative sanction and land allocation, and spreads over 1.5 acres.At present, Chhattisgarh's food and drug testing lab functions from a modest 5,000 sq ft ground-plus-two storey building in Raipur. According to the health department statement, the expanded facility will transform the state's testing capacity. Chemical testing, which currently ranges between 500 and 800 samples a year, is expected to rise to 7,000–8,000 samples annually once the new lab becomes operational.

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