Functions of The Ministry

• Policy formulation, Planning & Implementation of Industry, Commerce and essential commodities.
  

• Policy, Planning & Implementation related to Mines & Mineral exploration.
  

• Study, Training, exploration and survey related to Mines & mineral development
  

• Liaison activities for international & regional industrial institutions.
  

• Protection & Promotion of Domestic & rural skill & industries.
  

• Certification & Promotion relating to standard & metrology.
  

• Activities related to corporations & companies in connection with industries, commerce and supplies.
  

• Policies & Programs related to Productivity improvement.
  

• Activities related to technology transfer & development.
  

• Development & Training, innovation & survey of Industrial Manpower.
  

• Promotion & Protection of Industrial & Commercial Sections.
  

• Administration of Companies.
  

• Study, Research & Survey concerning to internal & international Trade.
  

• Decisions related to import export trade policy & operation of International trades.
  

• Operation of governmental & public trades.
  

• Treaty, Agreement, Bilateral & Multilateral intergovernmental trade negotiation & evaluation activities related to trade & transit.
  

• Co-operation & Co-ordination with agencies related to national, regional, international trade & transit.
  

• Study, Survey of different vehicles of transportation & management of economic transportation for internal & international trade.
  

• Study, research, survey, analysis & training on supplies of essential commodities.

• Policy & Implementation on supply of consumable commodities.

• Management for regular & balanced supply of essential edible materials to the common people

• Contact & Coordination with the agencies related to national, regional, & international supply.
  

• Protection of consumer rights & welfare.

• Administration, appointment, promotion, decision on minimum academic qualification for initial appointment, academic qualification of the concerned subject required for promotion and departmental action etc of Mining, Geology, Chemistry, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Metrology groups under Nepal Engineering Service.

• Functions related to.
  

  Industrial work in public sector, Industrial agencies & organization, Industrial districts, Industrial agencies, Foreign investment Promotion Industrial Investment Promotion, Patent, Design & Trademark, Transit, depot, & international transportation, Standard of essential commodities, Market management & price supervision Import of construction materials & essential consumable goods.