Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries came into existence in the 1968 as a wing of the Finance Department with a view to curbing illegal activities like satta, matka etc and to organize lotteries, at regular intervals, so as to mobilize resources for the State Exchequer.
The Directorate of Lotteries is located at Chandigarh but the draw hall of Punjab State Lotteries is housed in the Zila Parishad Building at Ludhiana.
Punjab State Lotteries
SCO 106-108, Batra Building,
Sector 17-D, Chandigarh
Tel: +91 172 2702634, 2708860, 2702879
Fax: +91 172-2702634
Web : http://punjabstatelotteries.gov.in/