Lok Sabha Question No. 669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Salient Features of PMJAP
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## Salient Features of PMJAP

## 669.   DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMJAP);
- (b) whether the Government has any data on Jan Aushadhi Kendras opened across the country under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to open Jan Aushadhi Kendras at Railway Stations and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Ministry has revised any guidelines for opening of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  targets  have  been  fixed  for  opening  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Aushadhi Kendras for the current year and thereafter and if so, the details thereof, Statewise including Andhra Pradesh?

## 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) The salient features of 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana' (PMBJP) are at Annexure-I .
- (b) Yes  Madam.  As  on  13.12.2017,  3,013  PMBJP  Kendras  are  functional  in  33 States/UTs of the country. A State/UT-wise list of 3,013 functional PMBJP Kendras is attached at Annexure-II .
- (c) The Government has not received any proposal to open PMBJP Kendras at Railway Stations from Ministry of Railways.
- (d) The scheme guidelines have been amended to enable opening of PMBJP Kendras in various Government  owned  buildings  like Municipalities / Panchayati Raj Institutions  /  Post  Offices  /  Railways  /  PSUs  etc.  and  by  incentivizing  weaker sections to participate in the scheme by providing 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.
- (e) Yes Madam. As per the Budget Speech of 2016-17, 3,000 PMBJP Kendras had to be opened by March, 2017. There was no separate target for the current year. For the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20, 1,000 more PMBJP Kendras have been targeted  to  be  opened  in  each  year  in  addition  to  the  3,000  PMBJP  Kendras.  At present, there is  no  State/UT-wise  target  to  open  PMBJP  Kendras.  As  on 13.12.2017, 3,013 PMBJP Kendras are functional across the country of which 125 PMBJP Kendras are in Andhra Pradesh.

## Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 669 for 19.12.2017 raised by Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu regarding 'Salient features of PMJAP'

## Salient features of PMBJP

-  The scheme makes quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all through 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras'.
-  The  product  basket  of  the  scheme  covers  more  than  600  medicines  and  154 surgicals  &  consumables  covering  all  major  therapeutic  groups  such  as  Antiinfectives, Anti-diabetics, Cardiovasculars, Anti-cancers, Gastro-intestinal medicines, etc.
-  Medicines, surgicals and consumables are procured from more than 125 private drug manufacturers (WHO-GMP Compliant) and surgical suppliers quite a few of which are procured from Central Pharma PSUs.
-  For  opening  PMBJP  Kendras  in  Government  Hospital  /  Medical  College  /  any Government  owned  building  premises,  one-time  financial  assistance  upto  Rs. 2.50 lakh is provided.
-  For  PMBJP  Kendras  run  by  pharmacists  /  NGOs  /  Charitable  Societies  / Institution  /  Self-Help  Groups  that  are  linked  with  BPPI  headquarters  through internet (using BPPI provided software) will get incentive upto Rs. 2.5 lakhs. This will  be  given  @  15%  of  monthly  sales  subject  to  a  ceiling  of  Rs.  10,000/  per month upto a total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
-  For  north  eastern  states,  naxal  affected  areas  and  tribal  areas,  the  rate  of incentive will be 15% and subject to monthly ceiling of Rs. 15,000/- upto a total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
-  The  applicants  belonging  to  weaker  sections  like  SC/ST/Differently  abled  are provided medicines worth Rs. 50,000/- in advance within the incentive of Rs. 2.5 lakhs 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.
-  Trade margins have been revised from 16% to 20% for Retailers and from 8% to 10% for Distributors under the scheme.
-  The  application  fee  for  opening  PMBJP  Kendras  has  been  waived  off  so  that more people can apply under the scheme.
-  Besides offline applications for opening PMBJP Kendras, online applications are also  invited  through  website  of  Bureau  of  Pharma  PSUs  of  India  (BPPI)  (the implementing agency of PMBJP) i.e. janaushadhi.gov.in

## Statement referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 669 for 19.12.2017 raised by Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu regarding 'Salient features of PMJAP'

## State/UT-wise list of 3,013 functional PMBJP Kendras as on 13.12.2017

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |   Number of PMBJP Kendras |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Punjab                    |                        68 |
| 2        | Delhi                     |                        40 |
| 3        | Haryana                   |                        65 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh             |                       472 |
| 5        | Uttrakhand                |                        93 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh            |                        86 |
| 7        | Tripura                   |                        24 |
| 8        | Mizoram                   |                         7 |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh            |                       125 |
| 10       | Gujarat                   |                       255 |
| 11       | Karnataka                 |                       225 |
| 12       | Rajasthan                 |                        92 |
| 13       | Maharashtra               |                       200 |
| 14       | Odisha                    |                        65 |
| 15       | Chandigarh                |                         5 |
| 16       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                        32 |
| 17       | Himachal Pradesh          |                        26 |
| 18       | Jharkhand                 |                        46 |
| 19       | Bihar                     |                        84 |
| 20       | Kerala                    |                       315 |
| 21       | Chattisgarh               |                       193 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh         |                        24 |
| 23       | Telangana                 |                        70 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                |                       242 |
| 25       | Assam                     |                        49 |
| 26       | West Bengal               |                        40 |
| 27       | Nagaland                  |                        11 |
| 28       | Manipur                   |                        36 |
| 29       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli      |                         7 |
| 30       | Puducherry                |                        10 |
| 31       | Daman & Diu               |                         3 |
| 32       | Sikkim                    |                         2 |
| 33       | Meghalaya                 |                         1 |
| 34       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                         0 |
| 35       | Goa                       |                         0 |
| 36       | Lakshadweep               |                         0 |
|          | Total                     |                      3013 |

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