Archive · 21 May 2025
Legal Metrology Day: Awareness and Enforcement in North Andhra
It's World Legal Metrology Day, and the government is making sure that businesses in North Andhra follow the rules about how they measure and sell things.
Legal Metrology officials have been going around to talk to shop owners and teach them the rules.
They also want to help customers by letting them know their rights.
The officials are checking to make sure that the weights, prices, and measurements are correct.
If businesses aren't following the rules, they can get penalties.
The goal is to make sure everything is fair for both buyers and sellers.
Consumers who think they've been cheated should contact the Legal Metrology department.
Legal Metrology department conducted awareness programs for World Legal Metrology Day.
Officials urged traders to comply with the Legal Metrology Act-2009.
3,044 cases were booked across North Andhra districts in FY2024-25.
₹1,76,71,452 was collected as stamping fees and ₹1,07,34,600 as compounding fees.
Consumers are encouraged to report discrepancies in transactions to legal metrology officials.
- Who
- Legal Metrology department officials and traders
- What
- Awareness programs and enforcement of the Legal Metrology Act-2009
- When
- Ongoing for the past two weeks, as part of World Legal Metrology Day celebrations
- Where
- North Andhra districts
- Why
- To ensure traders comply with the Legal Metrology Act-2009 and to educate consumers about their rights
Consumers
Traders
Compliance
Consumers
Awareness of rights, ensuring fair transactions
Traders
Adhere to rules and regulations
- Event
- World Legal Metrology Day
- Department
- Legal Metrology
- Act
- Legal Metrology Act-2009
- Cases Booked
- 3,044
- Stamping Fees
- ₹1,76,71,452
- Compounding Fees
- ₹1,07,34,600
- Districts
- Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram-Manyam, and Srikakulam