Develop appropriate production, protection and processing technologies for important medicinal and aromatic plants through basic, strategic and applied research.
Germplasm enhancement of various medicinal and aromatic plants
Production of parental lines and breeder's stock
Act as a National Repository for the genetic resources of some important medicinal and aromatic plants.
Coordinate research under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Medicinal & Aromatic Plants and Betelvine (AICRPMAP&B).
Act as an Information Data Bank on medicinal and aromatic plants.
Transfer of technologies developed by the DMAPR to the farmers through cooperation with the developmental agencies.