I. To protect the interest of consumers by

1. Ensuring metrological accuracies in weighing and measuring instruments used in trade and commerce.
2. Ensuring mandatory declaration on the packaged commodities.
3. Ensuring retail sale price of packaged commodities not to exceed MRP
4. Ensuring correct net contents in the packaged commodities.
5. Ensuring delivery of commodities in correct quantities (weight, measure or number)

II. To ensure uniformity in weights and measures across the state to maintain consistency in measurement and prevent disputes.

III. To set up modern laboratories to calibrate weighing and measuring instruments used in

1 Trade and commerce
2 Hospitals (Personweighing scale, Thermometer, Sphygmomanometer)
3 Speed radar (to measure speed of automobiles)
4 Acoustic measurements (Decibel meter)
5 Measuring intensity of light (Photometer)
6 Measuring transparency of films and sheets(Clarity meter)
7 Measuring data speed in communication networks

IV. To frame new rules to capacitate the department to meet new challenges.

V. To induce awareness in common public, entrepreneurs, and tradesmen about weights, measures and the legal aspects of metrology