In course of time, the primary aims and objective of Market Intelligence Organisation have gone through a radical change.
It becomes a most important wing of Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department. The objectives of this wing now stand as follows:
To act as a support system to the decision making process in formulating policies.
To take action under EC Act, against traders indulging in unfair trade practices.
To monitor prices and availability situation of essential commodities in open market on day-today basis through computer network.
To make available of market intelligence information to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Agriculture of Government of India and other Govt. agencies.
To study of various economic forces, future market trade and to suggest market intervention to overcome scarcity or any abnormal price situation for the benefit of the bonafide consumers of our state.