Lok Sabha Question No. 410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Stores
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, B. SREERAMULU, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ANJU BALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## Jan Aushadhi Stores

## †410.  SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

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

- a whether Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) are functional in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh;
- b if so, the State-wise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c whether the matter regarding functioning of JAS in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh has been taken up with the concerned State Governments and if so, the outcome thereof; and
- d the   total   number   of   JAS   set   up/functioning   in   backward   Scheduled   Castes dominated areas of the country including Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh and the number of JAS proposed to be opened in the said areas including Bangalore and Bellary districts in Karnataka and Sitapur and Hardoi districts in Uttar Pradesh, location-wise?

## 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) Yes Madam.
- (b) & (c) The State-wise details of functional 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras' in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh are as under:

|   S. No. | State     |   Number of functional PMBJP Kendras | Outcome of the discussions held with State Government                                                                           |
|----------|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Karnataka |                                  103 | A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with Government of Karnataka for opening of 200 PMBJP Kendras in Government |

|    |               |     | Hospital premises.                                                                                                                                 |
|----|---------------|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2 | Maharashtra   | 138 | A MoU has been signed with Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) for opening of PMBJP Kendras at various Bus Terminals under MSRTC. |
|  3 | Uttar Pradesh | 262 | Government of Uttar Pradesh may sign a MoU for opening of 1000 PMBJP Kendras in the Government Hospitals.                                          |

(d) There is no separate provision for opening PMBJP Kendras in Backward/Scheduled Castes dominated areas of the country. However, in the scheme guidelines, provision has been made for SC/ST/Differently abled applicants to provide medicines worth Rs. 50,000/- in advance within the incentive of Rs. 2.5 lakhs which will be provided in the form of 15% of monthly sales subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per month upto a total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.

As on 13.07.2017, 1957 PMBJP Kendras are functional in 31 States/UTs of the country   including   Backward/Scheduled   Castes   dominated   areas.   The   details   of functional PMBJP Kendras in Bangalore and Bellary Districts of the Karnataka and Sitapur and Hardoi Districts of the Uttar Pradesh and also, the PMBJP Kendras to be opened in the said districts are as under:

|   S. No. | State         | District   | Number of functional PMBJP Kendras   |   Number of applicants given in-principle approval for opening of PMBJP Kendras |
|----------|---------------|------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Karnataka     | Bangalore  | 11                                   |                                                                              55 |
|        2 | Karnataka     | Bellary    | NIL                                  |                                                                              08 |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh | Sitapur    | NIL                                  |                                                                             169 |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh | Hardoi     | NIL                                  |                                                                             173 |

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