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pakistan utility stores corporation type consumer goods genre commercial predecessor staff welfare organization stores founded 1973 ; 43 years ago 1973 headquarters islamabad pakistan key people jamal mustafa siddique chairman board of directors gulzar hussain shah managing director products utility ghee oil spices tooth paste ketchups biscuits services provision of consumer items at lower rates than the open market owner pakistan government number of employees 14 500 parent ministry of industries & production website utility stores corporation utility stores corporation of pakistan usc or uscp is a pakistani state owned enterprise that operates chain stores throughout the country that provide basic commodities to the general public at rates which are lower than the open market . utility stores corporation is governed by a board of directors and headed by a managing director . the current managing director is gulzar hussain shah . 1 gulzar hussain shah took the charge of managing director usc on 30 march 2016 . upon taking over the charge as md he has speed up the process of moderinizing of the utility stores and taking steps towards modern consumer and retailer methods . contents 1 history 2 organization 3 management 4 field network 5 major functions 6 special roles 7 managing directors 8 references 9 external links history edit utility stores corporation of pakistan was formed in 1971 by taking over 20 retail outlets from staff welfare organization . it was created by the then prime minister of pakistan zulfikar ali bhutto . the organization have seen many ups and downs in its 40 years history . in 2001 the corporation was nearly on the verge of collapse but due to vast expansion plan designed by its former managing director a retired brigadier from pakistan army hafeez ahmed the corporation has inclined its operations infrastructure employment and vision . brigadeer hafeez left the corporation on 19 september 2008 and a dmg officer mr. muhammad arif khan took the charge of the corporation . during his tenure muhammad arif khan took step towards imaging the corporation as a modern retail chain stores by improving its network in urban areas . he focused on opening of super markets and mini markets which helped achieved targets . muhammad arif khan was replaced by mr. sultan mahmood as acting managing director in june 2011 . in november 2011 major general malik muhammad farooq retd took the charge as managing director . general farooq brought the experience of managing canteen stores department any army created network of consumer items . general farooq continued to modernize the corporation and lifted the sales of branded items of national and multinational companies . he opened a number of super markets and mini markets on modern standards . in august 2014 mr. khaqan murtaza was appointed managing director of the corporation . during his period who took steps to remove corrupt officials and made the disciplinary issues his priority . in march 2016 mr. gulzar hussain shah an officer of pakistan administrative services took the charge of managing director . after taking the charge he has accelerated efforts to computerize the operations and functions of usc . due to manual operations of the organization 2 and undetected discrepancies generated by its manual functions the performance of organization is facing steep incline . organization edit utility stores corporation is a semi autonomous corporation which is controlled by a board of directors consisting of eight members . it comes under the administrative management of the ministry of industries & production . the chairman of the board of directors is an independent private executive . there is one member selected from the ministry of industries & production . the managing director of utility stores corporation is also a member of the board . two other members are selected from a public sector organization and one from the private sector . management edit the corporation s head office is situated in islamabad . the managing director is the executive authority of the organization and he is assisted by a hierarchy of management offiers who assist the managing director in different departments . the main departments in head office are merchandize & buying m & b procurement projects hr & a finance franchise vigilance store operation & sales so & s insurance it and audit . field network edit utility stores corporation operated nine zonal offices all over pakistan . these nine zonal offices are further operating 65 regions under their jurisdiction abbottabad abbottabad . muzaffarabad haripur mansehra swabi gilgit and skardu regions . peshawar peshawar north peshawar south upper dir mardan dera ismail khan kohat chitral swat and bannu regions . islamabad islamabad rawalpindi i rawalpindi ii chakwal attock jhelum gujrat regions lahore lahore north lahore south okara sahiwal gujranwala sheikhupura gujranwala regions . multan multan muzaffargarh layyah bahawalnagar bahawalpur dg khan khanewal vehari regions sargodha sargodha jhang faisalabad khushab mandi bahauddin toba tek singh mianwali mandi bahauddin regions . sukkur sukkur ghotki jacobabad larkana and rahim yar khan regions . karachi karachi north karachi south hyderabad mirpur khas dadu nawabshah regions . quetta qeutta chagai pishin loralai sibbi khuzdar killa saifullah and gawadar . major functions edit provision of large varieties of goods to consumers at lower prices under one roof bulk procurement at the time of harvesting so as to pass rebate to the consumers bulk breaking and packing of essential commodities in small packs at usc warehouses large network of warehouses 63 warehouses and 5 800 outlets throughout the country penetration to rural areas through opening of outlets at union council level . more than 60 % stores are in the rural areas contribution to the national exchequer through various types of taxes . usc is one of the largest tax payers in the country . uniform prices throughout the country support to the agro based industrial sector creation of direct and indirect employment and poverty reduction provision of essential commodities to consumers at reduced prices at the time of shortage through subsidized operation special roles edit food security during crisis . usc provided quick packages during natural calamities of october 2005 and during the floods . intervention in market through sales of subsidized items government relief packages e.g. ramzan package market intelligence managing directors edit name from to 1 . mr. noor ul islam 01 07 1970 12 03 1972 2 . mr. a. k. sufi 13 03 1972 12 03 1973 3 . kh . masroor hussain 13 03 1973 15 10 1975 4 . mr. m. ilyas lodhi 16 10 1975 11 09 1979 5 . brig. khushi muhammad retd 12 09 1979 01 09 1987 6 . mr. muhammad abdullah yousuf 01 09 1987 07 02 1994 7 . mr. sadiq ali khan 08 02 1994 17 12 1996 8 . mr. iftikhar ud din 18 12 1996 10 04 1998 9 . mr. sajjad haider jillani 11 04 1998 05 08 1998 10 . major ayub khan retd 06 08 1998 26 11 1999 11 . col. hakim khan retd 27 11 1999 11 08 2000 12 . brig. hafeez ahmad retd 12 08 2000 18 09 2008 13 . mr. muhammad arif khan 19 09 2008 08 06 2011 14 . mr. sultan mahmood 09 06 2011 28 11 2011 15 . maj. gen. retd malik muhammad farooq hi m 29 11 2011 09 04 2013 16 . mr.basheer baber 10 04 2013 13 06 2013 17 . mr.sultan mehmood 14 06 2013 21 07 2013 18 . mr.khaqan murtaza 22 07 2013 02 12 2014 19 . dr.mukhtar ahmed 03 12 2014 02 06 2015 20 . mr.sultan mehmood 03 06 2015 29 03 2016 21 . mr.gulzar hussain shah 30 03 2016 18 07 2016 references edit http www.usc.com.pk boardofdirectors.html http nation.com.pk business 29 apr 2016 utility stores to go digital external links edit official website of utility stores corporation of pakistan retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title utility stores corporation & oldid 739883992 categories economy of pakistanretail companies of pakistansupermarkets of pakistanpakistan federal 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