Functions

Functions of the Edible Oil Wing of the Department of Food & Public Distribution 

The Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats (dvvof) is an attached office of the Department of Food & Public Distribution (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution), which is the nodal department for vegetable oils, particularly edible oils, and is responsible for the coordinated management of distribution of vegetable oils, oilcakes and meals, their prices, internal trade and commerce, administration of industries as also all policy matters relating to these items. 

The Directorate is headed by the Chief Director and assists the Department in all matters relating to vegetable oils. The dvvof performs regulatory, developmental and advisory functions in respect of all matters relating to vegetable oils, particularly edible oils and vanaspati.