Lok Sabha Question No. 1576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Jan Aushadi Shops
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1576 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  JULY, 2019

## Jan Aushadi Shops

## 1576. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has directed all the State Governments to ensure opening of Jan Aushadi Shops in the premises of every Hospital in the State with a view to provide affordable medicines to the people;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  made  any  study  on  the  implementation  of  the  said order in each of the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Governments have given any feedback adhering to the directions of the Government;
- (d) whether some States are still lagging behind in opening of these Jan Aushadi Shops in the Hospital areas;
- (e)  the  action  being  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  States  where  these  shops have not been opened till now; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure compliance of its orders by the State Governments?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Government  of  India  has  requested  the  State  Governments  to  provide space  in  government  hospitals  for  opening  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs).
- (b)  to  (e)      In  pursuance  to  the  request  made  by  Government  of  India,  various  State Governments  have  responded  and  have  provided  space  in  government  hospitals  for PMBJKs.  A state-wise list of PMBJKs functional in Government premises is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (f)  The Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (BPPI), the implementing agency  for  this scheme  is  continuously  pursuing  the  matter  with all the State Governments.

## Annexure-I

## Statement referred to in  part (b to e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1576 for 02.07.2019 raised by SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY regarding Jan Aushadi Shops

| Sl. No.                                                        | Name of the State                                              | No. of PMBJKs functional in Government Premises                |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 34                                                             |
| 2                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 21                                                             |
| 3                                                              | Assam                                                          | 4                                                              |
| 4                                                              | Bihar                                                          | 29                                                             |
| 5                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 167                                                            |
| 6                                                              | Goa                                                            | 6                                                              |
| 7                                                              | Gujarat                                                        | 0                                                              |
| 8                                                              | Haryana                                                        | 7                                                              |
| 9                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 13                                                             |
| 10                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                              | 16                                                             |
| 11                                                             | Jharkhand                                                      | 14                                                             |
| 12                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 152                                                            |
| 13                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 5                                                              |
| 14                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 4                                                              |
| 15                                                             | Maharashtra                                                    | 1                                                              |
| 16                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 26                                                             |
| 17                                                             | Meghalaya                                                      | 0                                                              |
| 18                                                             | Mizoram                                                        | 9                                                              |
| 19                                                             | Nagaland                                                       | 14                                                             |
| 20                                                             | Odisha                                                         | 22                                                             |
| 21                                                             | Punjab                                                         | 29                                                             |
| 22                                                             | Rajasthan                                                      | 30                                                             |
| 23                                                             | Sikkim *                                                       | 0                                                              |
| 24                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 2                                                              |
| 25                                                             | Telangana                                                      | 2                                                              |
| 26                                                             | Tripura                                                        | 22                                                             |
| 27                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 131                                                            |
| 28                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                    | 60                                                             |
| 29                                                             | West Bengal                                                    | 1                                                              |
|                                                                | Grand Total                                                    | 821                                                            |
| * Sikkim Government is procuring medicines from BPPI directly. | * Sikkim Government is procuring medicines from BPPI directly. | * Sikkim Government is procuring medicines from BPPI directly. |

*****