This Act provides for the establishment of the Agricultural Development and Supplies Corporation in order to increase agricultural production in the Punjab.; The Act defines the management of the Corporation, its internal organization and its power and functions, which include: make suitable arrangements for the production, procurement from abroad and within the country of supplies such as seed, fertilizers, plant protection equipment, pesticides, agricultural machinery, etc.; make suitable arrangements for the multiplication of certified seed on private farms under its supervision; assist, encourage and promote the establishment of improved agricultural machinery and of industries for the manufacture of pesticides; and be responsible for preparing and submitting Seed Laws to the Government for promulgation.
Punjab Agricultural Development and Supplies Corporation Act, 1973 (Pb. Act No. XXI of 1973).