The main objective of the department is to ensure the enforcement of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the rules made under it, so that the consumers of the state can be assured of the verification and authenticity of weighing and measuring equipment used for business transactions or consumer protection.

The state has enacted The Rajasthan Legal Metrology Enforcement Rules, 2011 under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, which serve as guiding principles for the stamping and verification of Weights & Measures instruments, procedures for licensing of dealers, manufacturers, and repairers of Weights & Measures for the purpose of sales and service, relevant conditions of licensing, stamping and verification of instruments, and detailed information regarding the applicable fees.