Real-life Singham? Meet the IAS officer with 25 transfers.
Tukaram Mundhe was appointed as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Authority of Maharashtra in May 2026 and since then the FDA carried out 1,131 inspections, seized food stock worth almost Rs. 50 crore, suspended the licences of 56 restaurants, including several well-known eateries like the Shalimar Hotel and K. Rustom Ice Cream Parlour.
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Hotels across Maharashtra cleaned their kitchens before food safety inspections after IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe took charge as Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner in May 2026.
Since his appointment, the FDA conducted 1,131 inspections, seized food stock worth nearly Rs. 50 crore and suspended licences of 56 restaurants, according to reports.
Mundhe was an IAS officer of the 2005 batch and served in administrative posts across Maharashtra. In Solapur, his water conservation work helped make hundreds of villages tanker-free. He received the Maharashtra government’s Best Collector Award in 2016.
Mundhe was transferred 25 times during his 21-year career. He said transfers gave him opportunities to bring about changes.
His FDA tenure also drew criticism over staff workload and faced scrutiny from the Bombay High Court over action against an Amazon warehouse.
Real-life Singham? Meet the IAS officer with 25 transfers.
Tukaram Mundhe was appointed as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Authority of Maharashtra in May 2026 and since then the FDA carried out 1,131 inspections, seized food stock worth almost Rs. 50 crore, suspended the licences of 56 restaurants, including several well-known eateries like the Shalimar Hotel and K. Rustom Ice Cream Parlour.
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Hotels across Maharashtra cleaned their kitchens before food safety inspections after IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe took charge as Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner in May 2026.
Since his appointment, the FDA conducted 1,131 inspections, seized food stock worth nearly Rs. 50 crore and suspended licences of 56 restaurants, according to reports.
Mundhe was an IAS officer of the 2005 batch and served in administrative posts across Maharashtra. In Solapur, his water conservation work helped make hundreds of villages tanker-free. He received the Maharashtra government’s Best Collector Award in 2016.
Mundhe was transferred 25 times during his 21-year career. He said transfers gave him opportunities to bring about changes.
His FDA tenure also drew criticism over staff workload and faced scrutiny from the Bombay High Court over action against an Amazon warehouse.
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