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About Department
Department of Legal Metrology (Formerly known as Department of Weights and measures) now in order to align with the recommendations of International Organization of Legal Metrology for which India is also a member country, the Department is renamed as "Department of Legal Metrology".
Aims of the Department

⇒ Maintenance of accuracy in all weights Measures used in Trade, Commerce Industry

⇒ Protection of Consumer Interest

⇒ To ensure correct quantities for the prices paid

⇒ To ensure correct weighment of farm produced in sale transaction
Employees Strength
Sl.No Category Strength
1 Controller 1
2 Deputy Controller 6
3 Assistant Controller 39
4 Inspectors 107
5 Superintendent 3
6 First Division Clerk 21
7 Steno 6
8 Second Division Clerk 34
9 Typist 35
10 Driver 12
11 Manual Assistant 126
12 Group D 107
13 Night Watchman 1
Total 498
1). Maintance of accuracy in all Weights & Measures used in trade, Commerce & Industry.
2). Protection of Consumers against cheating in Weights and Measures in transaction.
3). To ensure correct quantities in Weights, Measures and Packaged Commodities.
4). To ensure correct Weighment of farm produce in sale and transaction.
In order to achieve the above goal, the Department is enforcing and implementing the following Central and State Legislations.

1. The Legal Metrology Act -2009.
2. The Legal Metrology (General) Rules - 2011.
3. The Legal Metrology (National Standard) Rules - 2011.
4. The Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules – 2011.
5. The Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules – 2011.
6. The Legal Metrology (Pac2kaged Commodities) Rules – 2011.
7. The Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules – 2011.
8. The Karnataka Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules – 2011.
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