The Government of Punjab enacted Punjab Consumer Protection Act (PCPA), in the year, 2005 to provide protection and promotion of the rights and interests of the consumers and in order to raise the standard of goods and services in the province by removing defective products and faulty services from trade and commerce.
Consequent upon such legislation, District Consumer Courts and District Consumer Protection Councils in seventeen districts namely Bhakkar, Bhawalnagar , Bahawalpur, D.G.Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Layyah, Mandi Bahauddin, Multan, Rawalpindi, R.Y.Khan, Sahiwal, Sargodh, and Sialkot have been established, which cover throughout the province.