Lok Sabha Question No. 1128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, RODMAL NAGAR, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

†1128. SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  opened  by  the  Government  since  2015  till date, State-wise;
- (b)  whether there is any difference in the availability of generally used medicines and generic medicines at the Jan Aushadhi Stores and if so, the details thereof along with the effective steps taken to improve the condition of such Kendras;
- (c)  whether  there  is  shortage/low  sale  of  most  of  the  generic  medicines  prescribed especially  by  the  Government  hospitals  at  sales  counters  opened  throughout  the country including Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps being taken in this regard;
- (d)  whether the Government  has issued any guidelines for prescribing generic medicines to the patients by the doctors and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the Government has received any complaints regarding violation of these guidelines  by  any  State,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard; and
- (f)  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  make  people  aware  of  generic medicines and Jan Aushadhi Kendras along with the action plan of the Government to  extend  the  network  of  such  Kendras  and  range  of  generic  medicines  made available therein across the country?

## 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) Since  01.01.2015  to  19.07.2018,  3771  'Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras' opened in 34 States/Union Territories of the country. State/UT-wise details of 3771 PMBJP Kendras are annexed.
- (b) Presently,  more  than  700  medicines  and  154  surgical  and  consumables  are available in the product basket of PMBJP. The Government is planning to extend the product basket of the scheme to have more than 1000 medicines.
- (c) Presently,  more  than  700  medicines  and  154  surgicals  and  consumables  are available in the product basket of PMBJP. As per the product basket, Government endeavors  to  make  available  full  range  of  medicines  to  all  PMBJP  Kendras functioning  across  the  country.  The  data  regarding  shortage  of  generic  medicines prescribed  by  the  Government  Hospitals  is  not  maintained.  To  maintain  the continuous supply of medicines, surgicals and consumables to all PMBJP Kendras functioning across the country, 53 Distributors and 8 Carrying & Forwarding (C&F) Agents have been appointed in different parts of the country. An end-to-end supply chain  system  has  recently  been  introduced  for  making  available  full  range  of medicines directly from CWH to PMBJP Kendras to save time and cost.
- (d) As  per  the  Gazette  Notification  issued  on  21.09.2016  by  Medical  Council  of  India (MCI),  every  physician  should  prescribe  drugs  with  generic  names  legibly  and preferably  in  capital  letters  and  he  /  she  shall  ensure  that  there  is  a  rational prescription and use of drugs.
- (e) No such data is maintained.
- (f)  Government has initiated various publicity campaigns for spreading  awareness on provisioning  of  generic  medicines  through  PMBJP  Kendras  by  way  of  hoardings, bulk  SMS,  mobile  exhibitions,  social  media,  print  media,  television,  FM  Radio, distribution of brochure, price comparison, pamphlets, etc. In this regard, Conferences/Seminars/Workshops are also being organized regularly by the Government in different parts of the country. As per the action plan of the scheme, Government is fixing year-wise targets since 2016-17 for opening PMBJP Kendras across the country.

## Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1128 for 24.07.2018 raised by Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Shri Nagar Rodmal, Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane, Shri Arvind Sawant and Shri Manshankar Ninama regarding 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras'

| State/UT-wise PMBJP Kendras opened from 01.01.2015 to 19.07.2018   | State/UT-wise PMBJP Kendras opened from 01.01.2015 to 19.07.2018   | State/UT-wise PMBJP Kendras opened from 01.01.2015 to 19.07.2018   |
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| S. No.                                                             | State/UT                                                           | Number of PMBJP Kendras                                            |
| 1                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 145                                                                |
| 2                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 24                                                                 |
| 3                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 64                                                                 |
| 4                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 124                                                                |
| 5                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                         | 2                                                                  |
| 6                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 202                                                                |
| 7                                                                  | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                                               | 10                                                                 |
| 8                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                        | 3                                                                  |
| 9                                                                  | Delhi                                                              | 45                                                                 |
| 10                                                                 | Goa                                                                | 1                                                                  |
| 11                                                                 | Gujarat                                                            | 335                                                                |
| 12                                                                 | Haryana                                                            | 89                                                                 |
| 13                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 27                                                                 |
| 14                                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                                  | 31                                                                 |
| 15                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 37                                                                 |
| 16                                                                 | Karnataka                                                          | 336                                                                |
| 17                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | 352                                                                |
| 18                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 90                                                                 |
| 19                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | 252                                                                |
| 20                                                                 | Manipur                                                            | 35                                                                 |
| 21                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                          | 1                                                                  |
| 22                                                                 | Mizoram                                                            | 9                                                                  |
| 23                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 14                                                                 |
| 24                                                                 | Odisha                                                             | 72                                                                 |
| 25                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 13                                                                 |
| 26                                                                 | Punjab                                                             | 74                                                                 |
| 27                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                          | 101                                                                |
| 28                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | 2                                                                  |
| 29                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 334                                                                |
| 30                                                                 | Telangana                                                          | 84                                                                 |
| 31                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 19                                                                 |
| 32                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 670                                                                |
| 33                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 107                                                                |
| 34                                                                 | West Bengal                                                        | 67                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                        | Grand Total                                                        | 3771                                                               |

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