How do I apply for a wholesale drug licence in Lucknow?

Through Uttar Pradesh's Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), whose headquarters is in Aliganj, Lucknow. Register on the Nivesh Mitra portal, apply for the licence and complete the form on the FSDA portal. Wholesale licences are applied for on Form 19 and granted on Forms 20B and 21B; FSDA's fee list shows ₹3,000 for both. A Drug Inspector verifies the application before the Drug Licensing Authority approves it.

Which GST office covers Lucknow?

On the State side, Lucknow Zone I or Zone II of Uttar Pradesh's State Tax department. On the Central side, the CGST Lucknow Commissionerate. Search your GSTIN under Search Taxpayer on the GST portal to see your own zone, range and sector.

What does pharma wholesale software cost in Lucknow?

ValueSoft costs the same everywhere in India: ₹5,600 (Mini), ₹7,300 (Lite), ₹9,200 (Plus), ₹9,500 (Basic), ₹12,500 (Max), one-time, GST included. The plans differ in monthly billing limits and features; e-Invoice and E-Way Bill come in Mini, Lite, Plus and Max. See the pricing page.

Does ValueSoft need the internet?

Not for daily work: billing, stock and accounts run on your Windows PC without internet. e-Invoice, E-Way Bill, GST filing from the software, WhatsApp messages and the mobile apps need internet. Backups are your choice: a local disk, your own Google Drive or, if you opt in and have internet, Kala Softech's backup server.

Pharma Wholesale Software in Lucknow

Q: Where is the medicine market in Lucknow?

Aminabad is the city's biggest medicine market. UNI called it "the capital's largest drug market" in October 2026.

Q: Do you have an office in Lucknow?

No. Kala Softech's offices are in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi (corporate) and on Bailey Road, Patna (registered). Lucknow businesses get help by phone and WhatsApp on +91 6200826175, by email at service@kalasoftech.com, and through remote sessions for setup, data migration and training.

Q: Can you move my data from Marg, Tally or Busy?

Yes. Our team moves all your master data and your bills into ValueSoft, and migration assistance is free. See switching from Marg, Tally or Busy.

Last updated: 23 October 2026

Lucknow is Uttar Pradesh's capital, and two of the offices a medicine wholesaler deals with have their head offices here: the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) in Aliganj, and the Commissioner of State Tax at Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar. This page is for pharma wholesalers, distributors and stockists in Lucknow. It covers the local market, the GST and drug licence offices, and how ValueSoft handles batch-wise billing, expiry and chemist dues.

Where is Lucknow's medicine trade?

Aminabad is the city's biggest medicine market; UNI called it "the capital's largest drug market" in October 2026, and Amar Ujala also writes of the Aminabad medicine market. The city's chemists are represented by bodies such as the Lucknow Chemist Welfare Association (Amar Ujala, July 2026).

Lucknow is also a medical city, with King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Chowk and the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) on Raebareli Road. For a wholesaler supplying both chemists and hospitals in a city like this, every bill has to carry the batch and the buyer's details, and purchase records have to match supplier invoices.

Which GST and drug licence offices serve Lucknow?

A medicine wholesaler deals with the State tax department and the Central tax (CGST) commissionerate for GST, and with the State drug control office for the wholesale drug licence. In brief, as of 23 October 2026:

GST

State tax. Uttar Pradesh's State Tax department, headquartered at Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, is organised in zones, ranges and sectors. Lucknow has two zones, Lucknow Zone I and Lucknow Zone II, each headed by an Additional Commissioner Grade I.

Central tax. Lucknow district comes under the CGST Lucknow Commissionerate, which covers the districts of Lucknow, Barabanki, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Gonda, Unnao, Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Shahjahanpur and Hardoi (Notification 2/2017-Central Tax).

Wholesale drug licence

Drug sale licences in Uttar Pradesh come from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA), whose headquarters is in Sector C, Aliganj, Lucknow. For a wholesale licence you apply on Form 19 and the licence is granted on Forms 20B and 21B. You register on the Nivesh Mitra single-window portal, create a unit and apply, and you are taken to the FSDA portal to complete the form; the fee is paid through Nivesh Mitra. FSDA's fee list shows ₹3,000 (₹1,500 + ₹1,500) for Forms 20B and 21B. Your pharmacist or competent person registers on the FSDA portal too, and a Drug Inspector verifies the application before the Drug Licensing Authority approves it.

Your own GST jurisdiction, State and Central, is shown when you search your GSTIN under Search Taxpayer on the GST portal (gst.gov.in). This page is general information, not legal advice: confirm details with your CA and the drug control office before you apply or file.

What does a Lucknow wholesale bill need?

Rule 65(5) of the Drugs Rules, 1945 says every wholesale supply must be made against a cash or credit memo that carries your name, address and licence number, and shows:

the date of sale;
the buyer's name, address and sale licence number (for a hospital, a doctor or a government buyer, their name and address);
the name of the drug, the quantity and the batch number;
the name of the manufacturer, and the signature of the competent person under whose supervision the sale was made.

Copies are kept for three years. The same bill is your GST tax invoice, so it also needs the buyer's GSTIN (if registered), the HSN code and the right tax. ValueSoft prints your drug licence number and the buyer's on every bill, and bills each item batch-wise with its expiry and MRP. Not sure how PTR and PTS (price to stockist) are worked out from MRP? Try our PTR / PTS calculator.

GST rules for medicine wholesalers in Uttar Pradesh

State code 09. Every GSTIN registered in Uttar Pradesh starts with 09. A sale to a buyer inside Uttar Pradesh carries CGST and SGST; a sale to a buyer in another state carries IGST. A sale to a buyer in any other state carries IGST, and an E-Way Bill is needed when the consignment is worth more than ₹50,000.
Rate. Since 22 September 2025, drugs and medicines are taxed at 5% GST, apart from those notified at nil rate.
E-Way Bill. Rule 138 of the CGST Rules asks for an E-Way Bill before goods worth more than ₹50,000 move. For movement inside Uttar Pradesh, the State's own notification sets the limit, so check the current figure with your CA.
e-Invoice. Needed for B2B invoices, credit notes and debit notes once your aggregate turnover crossed ₹5 crore in any financial year from 2017-18 (from 1 August 2023). At ₹10 crore or more, each one must be reported to the IRP within 30 days (from 1 April 2025).

ValueSoft picks CGST and SGST or IGST from the buyer's state, so the bill and your GSTR-1 match. Use the GST calculator for a quick check on any amount.

What should pharma wholesale software do in Lucknow?

Batch, expiry and MRP on every line

Batch-wise stock with expiry and MRP, and two sale rates, PTS and PTR, worked out from the margin you enter.

Warnings while billing

A warning when an item is near expiry or its margin is too low, while the bill is still open.

Expiry and breakage returns

Returns from chemists recorded party-wise as settled or pending, credit notes or slips, and claims with the company tracked until settled.

Supplier bills without typing

Import purchase invoices from CSV, Excel or PDF, with a one-time mapping for each supplier's format.

Chemist udhaar under control

Bill-wise and area-wise outstanding, credit limits and credit days, and reminders on WhatsApp or SMS.

Registers for your licence

Schedule H, H1 and narcotics reports, and company-wise near-expiry reports for 30, 60 or 90+ days.

Orders from the field

Salesmen book orders on the CSR app and chemists order on the eRetail app, straight into ValueSoft.

GST, e-Invoice and E-Way Bill

GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B from the software, GSTR-2A/2B reconciliation, and e-Invoice and E-Way Bill from the bill.

Illustration of batch-wise billing at a medicine wholesale counter in ValueSoft — Illustration: batch-wise bills with expiry, MRP and PTR on every line.

Orders from salesmen on the CSR app and from chemists on the eRetail app come into ValueSoft without re-typing, and the owner can follow sales, stock and dues on the eOwner app. The apps need internet, because they exchange data with ValueSoft through Kala Softech's server; billing, stock and accounts run on your PC without it.

See your Lucknow counter in ValueSoft

Book a free demo in Hindi or English. We'll show batch-wise billing, expiry reports and chemist dues on the screens you would use every day. You can also download the demo and try it yourself.

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How do you get help in Lucknow?

Kala Softech has no office in Lucknow; our offices are in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi and on Bailey Road, Patna. Lucknow businesses get help by phone and WhatsApp on +91 6200826175 and by email at service@kalasoftech.com. Setup, data migration and training are done remotely: with our support app, on the downloads page, the team can see your screen to install ValueSoft, move your data and train your staff. Training is in Hindi or English, and several of our video tutorials are in Hindi.

Which plan fits a Lucknow wholesaler?

Mini

₹5,600

One Time / GST Included

For small businesses starting digital billing

Plus

₹9,200

One Time / GST Included

Perfect for medium businesses

Max

₹12,500

One Time / GST Included

For businesses with no limits

Compare every feature on the pricing page.

Prices are one-time and include GST, the same in Lucknow as anywhere in India. Mini suits a small wholesaler billing up to ₹2.5 lakh and 450 bills a month, Plus goes up to ₹7.5 lakh and 800 bills, and Max has no limit. All three include GST reports, accounting, outstanding, e-Invoice and E-Way Bill. Lite and Basic are on the pricing page.

Moving from Marg, Tally or Busy

If you bill in another software today, our team moves all your master data and your bills into ValueSoft, and migration assistance is free. See our pages on switching from Marg, Tally and Busy.

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लखनऊ का अमीनाबाद शहर का सबसे बड़ा दवा बाज़ार है, और प्रदेश के खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं औषधि प्रशासन (FSDA) का मुख्यालय भी अलीगंज, लखनऊ में है। ValueSoft हर बिल में बैच, एक्सपायरी और MRP रखता है, एक्सपायरी की रिपोर्ट 30, 60 या 90 दिन पहले देता है और हर केमिस्ट का बकाया एक जगह दिखाता है। शेड्यूल H और H1 की रिपोर्ट, GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, e-Invoice और E-Way Bill भी इसी software से बनते हैं। लखनऊ में हमारा ऑफिस नहीं है, पर मदद फ़ोन, WhatsApp और रिमोट से मिलती है।

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Sources

Local facts were checked on 23 October 2026. News reports are dated.

Pharma Wholesale Software in Lucknow

Where is Lucknow's medicine trade?

Which GST and drug licence offices serve Lucknow?