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Islamabad Capital Territory is the Federal Area, as declared in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ?1973. Its administrative control has been awarded to the Chief Commissioner ICT. Islamabad vide the presidential order ?18 of 1980 Food Department (amongst other formations) is functioning under the control of the Chief Commissioner ICT. Islamabad.

The subject “Implementation of Food law” has been allocated to the Food Department Islamabad. Similarly as this very subject has been entrusted to the Food Department in all the other Provinces of the Federation.

Functions:

Monitoring the functioning of Flour Mills (36 Flour Mills) and Atta / Sugar dealers.
Spot visits/checking of the quality, quantity and weights, rates of food items.
Ensuring quality control of food items through Drawing of Samples and instituting cases in the various Courts.
Ensuring equitable distribution of Atta and other Food Stuff to the Shopkeepers and Whole Sale Dealers within Rural and Urban areas.
Ensuring uninterrupted availability of Atta, Sugar, Rice, Dalls, Ghee, etc. and other Food Stuff in the open Market.
Issuance of Foodgrain, Sugar Licenses to the newly installed/opened Flour Mills, Food Factories, Whole Sale Dealers, Distributors and Shopkeepers.
Coordination of wheat releases for the Flour Mills in ICT with Food Department Rawalpindi.
Fixation of prices of Fruit/Vegetables during Ramzan-ul-Mubarak on daily basis.