In Arunachal Pradesh, which was earlier under NEFA administration, for undertaking related works on weight & measurement under statutory norms, the Department of Legal Metrology was constituted in 1964. However, till formation of the Standards of Weights & Measures Act, 1976 in the Parliament and the corresponding State Rules in 1979 in Arunachal Pradesh, no remarkable field work could be made, Infact, just before Arunachal Pradesh got it’s Statehood Status, effective verification/stamping works etc were started since May, 1983.
