Deputy Commissioner of Labour (Inspection) is entrusted with the Administration of the Weights and Measures Legislations such as the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 in his capacity as the Controller of Legal Metrology, Tamil Nadu. He is also Chief Inspector of Beedi Establishments under the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966. In his work he is assisted by 29 Inspectors of Labour, 68 Deputy Inspectors of Labour and 218 Assistant Inspectors of Labour. Besides these Inspectors, there are 101 Stamping Inspectors to assist him in the verification and re-verification of Stamping of Weights and Measures under the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement )Act, 1985.
He is also a Conciliation Officer with State-wide Jurisdiction.
Secretary for the Committee to select winners under the Good Industrial Relations Award Scheme. This Committee is also functioning under the Chairmanship of a Retired Supreme Court Judge. He is also in-charge of processing Conciliation Reports relating to certain Industries and putting up notes to Joint Commissioner of Labour and Commissioner of Labour.
He is a member of the Advisory Committee under the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976 for which the Minister for Labour is the Chairman.
