Functions

The Food Safety & Consumer Protection Department (FS&CPD) is new administrative Department created in October 2024. Its task is to improve food security, agricultural markets, and price regulation in Punjab. It ensures fairness, transparency, and growth in the agriculture and food sectors.

Core Responsibilities at a Glance

1. Regulate and monitor the prices of essential commodities across Punjab
2. Collect and publish daily/weekly price lists of key commodities
3. Coordinate with district administrations for enforcement of price law & Prevent profiteering, hoarding, and overpricing.
4. Maintain supply and demand balance of key food, Oversee procurement, storage, and distribution of essential commodities, especially wheat
5. Develop and manage supply chain plans during shortages or crises and Ensure availability of food items at affordable prices in the market
6. Safeguard Punjab's food reserves and maintain adequate stock levels, Regulate flour mills, sugar mills, and related food industries.
7. Ensure safe, hygienic, and unadulterated food for consumers
8. Draft and update laws and rules for fair trade and consumer protection, Plan strategies for market stabilization and price forecasting.
9. Modernize Sahulat Bazaars to provide low-cost daily essentials.
10. Conduct economic research, surveys, and forecasting