To provide adequate and qualitative preventive and curative health care to the people of the State.

To ensure health care services to all, particularly to disadvantaged groups like Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and the backward classes.

To provide affordable quality health care to the people of the State not only through the Allopathic system of medicine but also through the Homeopathic and Ayurvedic systems.

To ensure greater access to primary health care by bringing medical institutions as close to the people as possible or through mobile health units, particularly in the under-served and backward districts.

To improve health care in the KBK districts of the State.

To improve maternal and child health with a view to reducing maternal and infant mortality.

To improve hospital services at the secondary and tertiary levels both in terms of infrastructure and personnel.

To give training to doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff to meet the needs of health care in the State by upgrading their skills and knowledge.

To improve the maintenance of the buildings.