1. To uphold The Constitution of India and work for the preservation of the Rule of Law.
2. To uphold the independence of judiciary and to ensure greater efficiency in the administration of justice.
3. To promote the rights and welfare of women and children particularly through legislation and help them in the exercise of their rights.
4. To support, protect and uphold the status, interest, prestige, rights and privileges and dignity of women lawyers.
5. To promote studies in the science of jurisprudence and of comparative laws.
6. To further the dissemination of knowledge of various countries and in particular laws relating to women and children. 
7. To study and express opinion upon all central and state legislations and in particular, those concerning or affecting the rights, privileges and interest of women and children.
8. To strive to make access to justice less expensive.
9. To uphold the highest traditions of the legal profession and to promote legal education by conducting legal literacy classes in rural areas.
10. To recommend legislation and actions that are beneficial to the society.
11. To promote the formation of state units of the Federation in different parts of India.
12. To co-operate with the Bar association in India and abroad in order to create better relation amongst the legal fraternity.
13. To co-operate and or affiliate with international organization with similar aims and objectives.
14. To undertake such work as may be decided upon by the Federation from time to time.

FIDA’s role has been to :-

• Promote the aims and principles of the United Nations
• Organize women lawyers nationally, regionally and internationally
• Advance the opportunities available to the women in civic life, politic, education, industry, business and the professions particularly the legal profession
• Establish friendly and international relations
• Promote the study of comparative law
• Champion the rights of women and children 
• Promote the socio-economic well being of women and children.

FIDA is involved in the promotion, protection and preservation of the rights of women and children.These include their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. FIDA does this by creating and rising legal awareness of the rights as provided in the national laws as well as the international standards of equality, advocacy and lobbying through FIDA’s conferences and workshops. Also through networking with other non-governmental organizations and co-operating with governmental organizations as the need arises.