Functions

The Department has the following role to perform as per Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “Rules of Business” 1985:

Procurement, Rationing and Distribution of Wheat.
Storage of Food grain.
Civil Supplies.
Prices of Food Items.
Control over the price and distribution of sugar-cane.
Implementation of Sugarcane Development Cess Rules, 2015.
Control over the price and distribution of sugar-cane and other matters under the Sugar Factories control Acts, 1950.
Service matters, except those entrusted to the Establishment and Administration Department.

Taxonomy of Public services of Food Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Service Name	Description of Service	Office where service is provided	Service Availability Timings	Service (form template)
Procurement of wheat from local growers in the Province on support price fixed by the Federal Government	Designated purchase centre are established to facilitate local wheat growers to sale their wheat produce at Government fixed support price.	All Offices of District Food Controllers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa except Chitral, Dir Upper, Kohistan, Shangla, Torghar and the newly merged Districts.	During the procurement period from 1^st May till 31^st August of a Calendar year.	On checking the quality of wheat, the Purchase Committee of the District concerned issue certificate to the wheat growers for payment.
Release of wheat to the functional Flour Mills in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.	Issue of wheat quota to the functional Flour Mills on equal share basis in the Province for producing of wheat Atta from 1^st September upto 30^th April. To ensure availability of the commodities in the Market at affordable rate.	All Offices of the District Food Controllers/ Godwons (PRC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1^st September to 30^th April	Printed Challans and Grain Sale Orders are available in the Office of all District Food Controllers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Issuance of Licence	Licences are issued to the dealers and Flour Mills Owners on proper applications and inspection /sport verification of the business premises	All Office of the District Food Controllers and Director Food Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	As per demand of the General public.	Printed Licenses format / forms are available in the Office of DFCs and Director Food Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the purpose.
Market checking / price control	To ensure the availability of the Food items at the approved rates of the District Price Review Committee	All the District Offices of the Food Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Round the Clock.	Cases registered against the violators of Food Laws on the proper prescribed Forms / Marsalas / Fine Book/ Bank Challans.
Facilitation of Sugar Cane / Beet Growers.	Sugar Cane Control Board is constituted by the Cane Commissioner for fixation of minimum guaranteed price of sugar cane and sugar beet The Cane Inspectors check the quality and quantity of production of the Sugar Mills and record the statement of the complainant if any regarding less payment or defer payments to the growers.	Directorate of Food / Cane Commission-erate and at the premises of Sugar Mills/ Purchase Centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Nil	Nil.