Legal Metrology Wing Collected Rs. 39.58 Lakh From January To April 2026
May27,2026
| Jagrati Lahar Bureau | Chandigarh
· Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak appreciates good work done by Department
The Legal Metrology Wing of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Punjab, has been on upward trajectory on the multiple parameters such as compounding fees collected, inspections and the verifications carried out this year from January to April 2026.
In terms of the Compounding Fees, the Legal Metrology Wing collected Rs. 39.58 Lakh from January to April 2026. The wing carried out as many as 8864 inspections in the same period. In the matter of challans done, the number stands at 870.
The Food, Civil Supplies and the Consumer Affairs Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak has appreciated the hard work put in by the officers of the department and has exhorted them to work with even more zeal and dedication.
Notably, the wing has department owned standard laboratories at Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala while the new ones are slated to come up at Sirhind and Khanna.
The main objectives of the Legal Metrology Wing is to safeguard the interest of the consumers by ensuring that goods sold and bought are correct in quantity and volume as claimed.
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