Labour Bureau is responsible for the collation, collection and publication of statistics and related information on wages, earnings, productivity, absenteeism, labour turn-over, industrial relations, working and living conditions and evaluation of working of various labour enactments etc. It is a storehouse of important economic indicators like Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial, Agricultural and Rural Labourers; wage rate indices etc.

The main role of this Directorate is to ensure safety to human life and property through sound manufacturing, erection and commissioning practice, safe operation and proper maintenance of boilers, economisers, steam and feed water pipelines by applications of the provisions of the relevant Acts and Rules. It is a fully technical directorate which mainly deals with design, manufacturing, erection and registration of Boilers.

The Department focuses on the preparation of Master Plans of the urban Centre's in the state of Meghalaya and it focuses on improvement of civic amenities and revamping the urban infrastructure in the urban centers. The importance is also given towards improvement of the quality of life of the urban poor through improvement of their physical environment, social welfare and generation of employment.

The primary policy objective of the Department is to ensure food security for the country through timely and efficient procurement and distribution of Food grains. This involves procurement of various Food grains, building up and maintenance of food stocks, their storage, movement and delivery to the distributing agencies and monitoring of production, stock and price levels of Food grains.