Director General being the operational head is responsible for the following:
- Formulate developmental plans for wildlife and to supervise the execution of these plans
- Direct and supervise the protection and preservation of wildlife in the province
- Supervise the strict enforcement of the wildlife legislation by the wildlife staff
- Advise the government on wildlife management
- Advise and supervise the zoos management affairs (in the process of maintaining wild animals)
- Supervise the work of the subordinate staff by spot inspection and through progress reports
Administrative Branch
The head of the administrative branch is responsible:
- Deal with service matters of the officers and officials of the department
- Maintain the personal record and service books of the officials
- Deal with the matter of posting and transfer of officials
Accounts Branch
The accounts branch manages the following:
- Preparation, distribution and control of the budget of Punjab Wildlife Department under Grant No. 23-Misc and Grant No.36-Development
- Management of appropriation accounts, audit &inspection reports including internal audit and pre-audit of bills submitted by zoos and safari parks and issuance of cheques and payments
- Supervision of accounts matters of the Wildlife & Parks department
Monitoring & Evaluation Branch
The monitoring and evaluation branch is responsible for the following:
- Monitoring & evaluation of development and non-development projects of the department and the identification of bottlenecks in their implementation. Further, the branch advises ways and means for the achievements of stipulated targets
- Draw feasibility reports of the projects by visiting the area of activities
- Preparation of development projects
Management Branch
The management branch is responsible for the following:
- Suggest ways and means for better management of wildlife
- Maintain stock position of animals & birds kept at wildlife parks, breeding centers and zoos in Punjab
- Processing of registration of private wildlife breeding farms.
- Dealing in affairs establishment of Private Game Reserves and Community Based Organizations
- Deal in sale of surplus stocks of various breeding facilities of the department
- Processing of cases of intra-provincial and international import / export of wildlife species
Litigation Branch
The litigation branch is responsible for the following:
- It deald with the court cases ( Service regularization, Animal Protection and care, Houbara Hunting, Enhancement of Licence fee, Wildlife Act, Dues pending, Quail netting, Ban on hunting of partridges and urial, Payment of loss due to Houbara Hunting, Service regularization, Animal Protection and care, Houbara Hunting, Enhancement of Licence fee, Wildlife Act, Dues pending, Quail netting, Ban on hunting of partridges and urial, Payment of loss due to Houbara Hunting).
- Co-ordinate between the Apex Courts and the department and apprises the courts with the viewpoint of the department in various issues.
Publicity Cell
The litigation branch is responsible for the following:
- Awareness Compaign.
- Publicity and coverage of departmnetal events.