Lok Sabha Question No. 2985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Stores
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Richard Hay, George Baker, MANOJ RAJORIA, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, ANIL SHIROLE, PRASUN BANERJEE, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2985

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

## Jan Aushadhi Stores

2985.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

DR. A. SAMPATH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  (JAS)  opened  and  operational  across  the country, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) the  details  of  the  medicines  available  at  these  stores  along  with  the  steps  being taken  to  solve  the  problem  of  non-availability  of  medicines/stocks  and  delay  in supply of the same to the Jan Aushadhi Stores;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  open  these  stores  at  all  or  many  of  the Railway Stations and Government hospitals across the country, if so, the details thereof and the action taken so far in this regard, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  likely  to  be  sanctioned  for  the  purpose  and  the  time  by which such stores are likely to be opened; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  increase  awareness  regarding  generic  medicines  and  JAS  as well as to encourage doctors to prescribe generic medicines?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) As on 08.03.2018, 3228 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras' are functional  in  33  States/Union  Territories  of  the  country  in order  to  make  available  quality  generic  medicines  at  affordable  prices  to  all.  A State/UT-wise list of 3228 functional PMBJP Kendras including West Bengal is at Annexure .
- (b) Presently,  the  product  basket  of  the  scheme  covers  all  major  therapeutic  groups like  Anti-infectives,  Anti-diabetics,  Anti-cancers,  Cardiovasculars,  Gastro-intestinal medicines, etc. As on 08.03.2018, 666 medicines and 81 surgicals & consumables

are  presently  available  in  Central  Ware  House  (CWH)  of  BPPI  for  supplying  to functional PMBJP Kendras in the country.

Following steps have been taken to ensure the smooth supply and availability of medicines to PMBJP Kendras:

-  For  smooth  supply  of  medicines,  surgicals  and  consumables  to  PMBJP Kendras through Central Ware House (CWH) of Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) (the implementing agency of PMBJP), 8 Carrying & Forwarding (C&F) Agents and 53 Distributors have been appointed in different parts of the country.
-  Recently,  an  end-to-end  supply  chain  system  has  also  been  introduced  in the  scheme  through  which  a  professional  agency  has  been  appointed  for providing  medicines,  surgicals  and  consumables  from  CWH  to  PMBJP Kendras directly to save time and cost in the supply of the products.
- (c) & (d) As on date, Government has no proposal to open PMBJP Kendras at Railway Stations from Ministry of Railways.

As on date, there is no specific plan to open PMBJP Kendras in all the Government Hospitals across the country. However, as on 08.03.2018, 3,228 PMBJP Kendras are functional in 33 States/Union Territories of the country, out of which 502 PMBJP Kendras  are  functional  in  Government  Hospitals  of  the  country.  For  opening PMBJP  Kendras  in  any  Government  Hospital  /  Medical  College  /  Government owned building premises such as Railway Stations, one-time financial assistance upto Rs. 2.50 lakh is provided through Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) (the implementing agency of PMBJP).

- (e) In  order  to  increase  awareness  in  the  public  about  the  use  of  generic  drugs,  a scheme in the name of 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana' (PMBJP) is functioning across the country for making available quality generic medicines at affordable  prices  to  all.  Government  has  initiated  various  publicity  campaigns  for promotion  of  the  scheme  such  as  hoardings,  bulk  SMS,  mobile  exhibitions, distribution of pamphlets, etc. for spreading awareness. Also, a 15 day Radio/FM campaign was also launched in various States of the country. Media Conferences are also being organized to aware the people about the products of the scheme. Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  is  also  organizing  seminars  on  'Promotion  of Generic Medicines'  across the country.

Para  1.5  of  Indian  Medical  Council  (Professional  Conduct,  Etiquette  and  Ethics) Regulations, 2002 provide for:

1.5 Use of Generic names of drugs: Every physician should, as far as possible, prescribe  drugs  with  generic  names  and  he  /  she  shall  ensure  that  there  is  a rational prescription and use of drugs.

## Annexure

Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2985 for 13.03.2018 raised  by  Prof.  Richard  Hay,  Shri  George  Baker,  Dr.  Manoj  Rajoria,  Dr.  Kirit  P. Solanki, Shri Anil Shirole, Shri Prasun Banerjee and Dr. A. Sampath regarding 'Jan Aushadhi Stores'

| S. No.   | States/Union Territories   |   Number of functional PMBJP Kendras |
|----------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Punjab                     |                                   76 |
| 2        | Delhi                      |                                   42 |
| 3        | Haryana                    |                                   72 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh              |                                  502 |
| 5        | Uttarakhand                |                                   97 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh             |                                   68 |
| 7        | Tripura                    |                                   24 |
| 8        | Mizoram                    |                                    8 |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh             |                                  132 |
| 10       | Gujarat                    |                                  280 |
| 11       | Karnataka                  |                                  273 |
| 12       | Rajasthan                  |                                   89 |
| 13       | Maharashtra                |                                  215 |
| 14       | Odisha                     |                                   73 |
| 15       | Chandigarh                 |                                    5 |
| 16       | Jammu & Kashmir            |                                   34 |
| 17       | Himachal Pradesh           |                                   28 |
| 18       | Jharkhand                  |                                   46 |
| 19       | Bihar                      |                                   96 |
| 20       | Kerala                     |                                  326 |
| 21       | Chattisgarh                |                                  195 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                   24 |
| 23       | Telangana                  |                                   77 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                 |                                  276 |
| 25       | Assam                      |                                   51 |
| 26       | West Bengal                |                                   47 |
| 27       | Nagaland                   |                                   11 |
| 28       | Manipur                    |                                   36 |
| 29       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli       |                                    7 |
| 30       | Puducherry                 |                                   11 |
| 31       | Daman & Diu                |                                    4 |
| 32       | Sikkim                     |                                    2 |
| 33       | Meghalaya                  |                                    1 |
| Total    | Total                      |                                 3228 |

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