Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)

The ministry is responsible for consumer protection and regulating food and civil supply issues in Maharashtra.

[2] The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister.

Dhananjay Munde is current Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection.

Food and Civil Supplies department came into existence in March 1965.

Department works in alignment with the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.