Utility Stores Corporation

Pakistani consumer good store chain

  • 63 regions
  • 9 zones
Key people
Mr. Afzal Latif, Secretary for Industries & Production (Chairman, Board of Directors),Products
  • Wheat flour, Rice, Sugar, Biscuits
  • Ketchups
  • Toothpaste
  • Cooking Ghee/Oil
, Spices, dates, Tea and Beverages[1]ServicesSupply the public consumer Items at lower prices than the open marketOwnerGovernment of Pakistan
Number of employees
14,500ParentMinistry of Industries and ProductionWebsiteusc.org.pk

The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USCP) (Urdu: ہیئتِ مخزنِ کفایت ، پاکستان) is a Pakistani state-owned enterprise that operates chain stores throughout the country that provide basic commodities to the general public at prices which are lower than the open market because the government subsidizes them.[1] It is the largest chain-store entity in the country with 5,939 locations.

Utility Stores Corporation is governed by a board of directors and headed by a managing director.[2]

Quality assurance

Public business organizations or the public can ask courts in Pakistan to hold hearings if they have concerns about the quality of items being sold at the stores.[3]

Performance improvement

During Imran Khan's tenure the Government of Pakistan announced the computerization of the utility stores across the country to improve their performance and efficiency. So far the stores were using old methods of recording inventory.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Utility stores further reduce prices of subsidized items Daily Times (newspaper), Published 21 June 2016, Retrieved 8 December 2017
  2. ^ "Utility Stores Corporation, Pakistan". Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ Chief Justice of Pakistan takes notice of sale of second rate cooking oil Daily Times (newspaper), Published 5 January 2017, Retrieved 8 December 2017
  4. ^ [AS Per record of USC] The Nation (newspaper), Published 29 April 2019, Retrieved 8 December 2020

External links

  • Utility Stores Corporation – official website
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