The council provides and promotes national as well as international arbitration as an appropriate and desirable means for the resolution of commercial disputes, that is to say :
- Constitute / establish panel of eminent arbitrators from India and Abroad.
- To follow arbitration rules emanating from best features of common and civil law systems after extensive consultation with practitioners in different arbitral systems.
- To publish and recommend clauses for dispute resolution through arbitration or ADR mechanism, or a combination of both. Further, design such clauses suitable to be used in contracts to cover future disputes and also for agreements made after a dispute has arisen, thus to provide for CNICA administered dispute resolution.
- To promote and popularise the amicable and effective settlement of national and international disputes with various ADR mechanism.
- To co-ordinate/assist ADR proceedings by establishing facilities and providing administrating services.
- To promote and effectively act as a balance to social and economic needs of the community.
- To provide training in ADR and related matters and to Award Diplomas, Certificates and other academic affiliations.
- To conduct Workshop, Seminars, Conferences etc.
- To encourage research and studies on various aspects of ADR.
- Finally providing the best platform for ADR.