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

Bihar takes new drug licence applications and renewals online on ONDLS (statedrugs.gov.in) since 1 April 2025. Wholesale licences are on Forms 20B and 21B, and licensing is done by Bihar's Drugs Control Administration, which has a Deputy Drugs Controller for Tirhut division. Check the current documents and fees on the portal before you apply.

Which GST office covers Muzaffarpur?

On the State side, the Tirhut division of Bihar's Commercial Taxes Department (Muzaffarpur East and West circles). On the Central side, the CGST Patna-II Commissionerate. Search your GSTIN under Search Taxpayer on the GST portal to see your own State and Central jurisdiction.

What does pharma wholesale software cost in Muzaffarpur?

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 Muzaffarpur

Q: Where is the medicine market in Muzaffarpur?

Juran Chhapra is the city's main medicine market. Sadar Hospital Road, Purani Bazar, Aghoria Bazar and Kalyani Chowk are other medicine hubs, with both wholesale and retail shops.

Q: Do you have an office in Muzaffarpur?

No. Kala Softech's offices are in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi (corporate) and on Bailey Road, Patna (registered). Muzaffarpur 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

In Muzaffarpur, the medicine trade centres on Juran Chhapra, the city's main dawa mandi (medicine market). This page is for pharma wholesalers, distributors and stockists in Muzaffarpur. It covers where the trade is, which GST and drug licence offices serve the city, and how ValueSoft handles batch-wise billing, expiry and chemist dues.

Where is Muzaffarpur's medicine trade?

Amar Ujala calls Juran Chhapra the city's main medicine market, with more than 400 medical stores that shut during the chemists' strike of 20 May 2026. Prabhat Khabar's report on the same strike named Juran Chhapra, Sadar Hospital Road, Purani Bazar, Aghoria Bazar and Kalyani Chowk as the city's main medicine hubs, where wholesale and retail shops both closed.

Juran Chhapra is also known as a doctors' quarter that draws patients from Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, Samastipur, Motihari and Sheohar (News18 Hindi, October 2025). Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) is at Uma Nagar. Where clinics, chemists and wholesalers sit this close together, counter speed and the right batch on every bill matter.

Which GST and drug licence offices serve Muzaffarpur?

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. Muzaffarpur falls in the Tirhut division of Bihar's Commercial Taxes Department. The division has the Muzaffarpur East and Muzaffarpur West circles, and also the Bagaha, Bettiah, Motihari, Raxaul and Sitamarhi circles.

Central tax. Muzaffarpur district comes under the CGST Patna-II Commissionerate, which covers 21 districts, including Darbhanga, Purnia and Begusarai.

Wholesale drug licence

Drug sale licences in Bihar, including wholesale licences on Forms 20B and 21B, are handled by the Drugs Control Administration, headed by the State Drugs Controller at Swasthya Bhawan, Sheikhpura, Patna. Since 1 April 2025, new licences and renewals are applied for online through ONDLS (statedrugs.gov.in). The Drugs Control Administration has a Deputy Drugs Controller for Tirhut division, which includes Muzaffarpur (Live Hindustan, June 2024).

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 Muzaffarpur 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 Bihar

State code 10. Every GSTIN registered in Bihar starts with 10. A sale to a buyer inside Bihar carries CGST and SGST; a sale to a buyer in another state carries IGST. A sale to a buyer outside Bihar carries IGST.
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 Bihar, 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 Muzaffarpur?

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 Muzaffarpur 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 Muzaffarpur?

Kala Softech has no office in Muzaffarpur; our offices are in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi and on Bailey Road, Patna. Muzaffarpur 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 Muzaffarpur 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 Muzaffarpur 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.

हिन्दी में: मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर के दवा होलसेलर के लिए ValueSoft

मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर की मुख्य दवा मंडी जूरन छपरा है, और सदर अस्पताल रोड, पुराना बाज़ार, अघोरिया बाज़ार और कल्याणी चौक पर भी दवा की थोक और खुदरा दुकानें हैं। ValueSoft हर बिल में बैच, एक्सपायरी और MRP रखता है, सप्लायर के बिल फ़ाइल से इम्पोर्ट करता है और केमिस्ट का बकाया एरिया-वार दिखाता है। GST के लिए मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर राज्य कर के तिरहुत प्रमंडल और केंद्रीय GST के पटना-II कमिश्नरेट में आता है।

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Sources

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

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