Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Jan Aushadi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. †*28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  February, 2020

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## †*28.  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a) the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras opened across the country since the launch of the  Pradhan  Mantri  Bharatiya  Jan  Aushadhi  Pariyojana  under  which  the  Government aims to provide medicines to the people at rates that are 60-70 per cent lower than the market prices; and
- (b) the details in this regard, State-wise including Odisha?

## ANSWER

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)  to (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED Q.NO. 28 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2020 REGARDING JAN AUSHADHI KENDRAS

(a) With an objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). Under this scheme, dedicated outlets known as  Janaushadhi Kendras are opened to provide generic medicines.

As on 29.01.2020, 6072 Janaushadhi Kendras are opened in the country. The medicine under PMBJP is priced on the principle of a maximum of 50% of the average price of top  three  branded  medicines.  Therefore,  the  cost  of  the  Jan  Aushadhi  Medicines  is cheaper at  least  by  50%  and  in  some  cases,  by  80%  to  90%  of  the  market  price  of branded medicines. PMBJP has drastically brought down the prices of quality medicines and  making  medicines  available  within  the  reach  of  large  section  of  population, especially the poor.

(b)  Detailed list of Janaushadhi Kendras functional across the country, including Odisha is enclosed as Annexure. As on 29.01.2020, 197 Janaushadhi Kendras are functional in the State of Odisha.

## The  statement  referred  to  in  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Q.  No.28  for  04.02.2020 raised by SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| State wise/UT wise list of Janaushadhi Kendras functional across the country as on 29.01.2020   | State wise/UT wise list of Janaushadhi Kendras functional across the country as on 29.01.2020   | State wise/UT wise list of Janaushadhi Kendras functional across the country as on 29.01.2020   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                         | Name of the State/Union Territory                                                               | No. of Janaushadhi Kendras functional in the State/Union Territory                              |
| 1                                                                                               | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                               | 2                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | 189                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                               | 24                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                           | 86                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                           | 160                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                      | 6                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                    | 211                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                               | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                                                                            | 17                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                     | 4                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                           | 133                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                             | 8                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                         | 525                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                         | 178                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                | 62                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                              | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                               | 85                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                       | 59                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                       | 610                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                          | 526                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                                          | 3                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                              | Lakshadweep *                                                                                   | 0                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 169                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                     | 416                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                         | 35                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                       | 1                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                         | 21                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                        | 16                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                          | 197                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                      | 15                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                          | 200                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                       | 134                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                          | 2                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 604                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                       | 122                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                         | 25                                                                                              |
| 35                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 915                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 186                                                                                             |
| 37                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                     | 126                                                                                             |

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