Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- The Legal Metrology Wing of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Punjab, has registered a significant increase in performance across several parameters, including compounding fee collection, inspections, and verifications during the April-July 2025 period, compared to the same period last year.

As per official data, the wing collected Rs 1.10 crore in compounding fees between April and July this year, marking a 121 per cent increase over the Rs 49.68 lakh collected during the corresponding period in 2024.

Inspections have also doubled, with 11,035 conducted this year against 5,753 last year. Similarly, cases registered rose sharply from 587 to 1,531. In terms of verifications of commercial est...