In between </file>
and </modification>
tags add:
<file name="###File name with path of controller/ model file ###" >
<operation info="###Operation Info###" >
<search position="###Search/Replace filter###" regex="false" ><![CDATA[###Search Code###]]></search>
<add><![CDATA[
###Add Code###
]]></add>
</operation>
</file>
Reference link: Opencart Vqmod tutorial