The Department of Preventive and social medicine, Late shri Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College, Raigarh carries out its primary objectives of teaching & training of Undergraduates (MBBS) and Postgraduate students (MD) & training of interns in community medicine. The department collaborates with Health Ministry of Chhattisgarh in planning & Implementation of several National Health Programs such as National T-B Elimination Programme(NTEP), National AIDS control Programme, National Immunization Programme, Maternal & Child Health Programs, etc. Research in the areas of Public health & community health are essential aspects of the department. The Community health training gives clear picture of socio-cultural economic and other multiple factors associated with health and disease. It also includes concepts about planning and management of programs for preventing diseases and improving health of the community as a whole at post graduate level, it prepares the public health specialist, an important  human resource for country with job opportunities in several public health domians at national and international levels.