1

To ensure availability of quality medicines in the state.

2

To regulate the manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs & cosmetics including homoeopathic drugs.

3

To detect spurious, adulterated and Sub-Standard drugs and Cosmetics and to prevent their sale.

4

To detect and prohibit manufacture & sale of banned drugs.

5

To prevent sales of drugs at excess price than permitted retail price.

6

To detect and prohibit false and misleading   advertisements of drugs for certain diseases and disorders.

7

To check the pilferage of drugs from Government hospitals & stores.

8

To ensure availability of essential drugs.

9

To control possession and  sale of certain poisons.

10

To regulate the manufacture of Ayurvedic drugs.

11

To ensure the availability of narcotic drugs in the management of Pain &    Palliative Cases.

12

To test and analyze quality of drugs in the Drugs Testing Laboratory.