Lok Sabha Question No. 1958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: AMRIT Stores
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1958 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## AMRIT STORES

## 1958. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and salient features of AMRIT scheme run by the Government;
- (b) the number of AMRIT stores in the country as on date, State/UT - wise  and  the  details  of AMRIT Pharmacies proposed to be set up in the next few years; and
- (c)  the  number  of  medicines/drugs/  medical  devices  presently  made  available  through  t stores and the average percentage price reduction available in AMRIT stores?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) AMRIT (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacies are being  opened  and  operated  by  M/s.HLL  Lifecare  Ltd.,  a  Central  Public  Sector  Undertaki (CPSU)  of  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  We lfare,  with  an  objective  of  providing  affordable medicines for treatment of Cancer, Cardiovascular and other diseases, stents, implants, disposables and other consumables, thereby reducing the out of pocket expenses.
- (b) : As informed by HL L Lifecare Ltd., at present, 146 AMRIT pharmacies are operational in the country. The State/UT - wise list of operational AMRIT stores is at Annexure .

State Governments and Central Government PSUs have been informed regarding AMRIT pharmacies  and  M/s  HLL  Lifecare  Ltd.  has  been  directed  to  consider  the  requests  of Governments  and  CPSUs  for  opening  of  AMRIT  pharmacies  at  major  State  Government hospit als/ Institutions/CPSU. The action for opening additional 43 AMRIT stores is underway

- (c): The AMRIT pharmacies makes available more than 5200 Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) in the cardiovascular, cancer and diabetes drug segments and stents, implants, surgical disposables and other consumables. The average discount that patients can avail at AMRIT stores ra from 50% to 55%.

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## Annexure

State/UT - wise list of operational AMRIT stores referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1958 due for reply on 21.12.2018.

|   S.No | State/UT    | Name of Hospital where AMRIT Store is operational     |
|--------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | ASSAM       | AMRIT, GMCH, GUWAHATI                                 |
|      2 |             | AMRIT GMCH UNIT 2 , GUWAHATI                          |
|      3 |             | AMRIT, AMCH, DIBRUGARH                                |
|      4 |             | AMRIT, FAAMCH, BARPETA                                |
|      5 |             | AMRIT, JMCH, JORHAT                                   |
|      6 |             | AMRIT, TMCH, TEZPUR                                   |
|      7 |             | AMRIT, SMCH, SILCHAR                                  |
|      8 |             | AMRIT, MAHENDRA MOHAN CHOUDHARI HOSPITAL              |
|      9 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, BAKSA                          |
|     10 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, SONAPUR                        |
|     11 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, BONGAIGAON                     |
|     12 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL GOALPARA                        |
|     13 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, KOKRAJHAR                      |
|     14 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, NALBARI                        |
|     15 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, MORIGAON                       |
|     16 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, NAGAON                         |
|     17 |             | AMRIT, TOLARAM BAFNA CIVIL HOSPITAL, AMINGAON         |
|     18 |             | AMRIT, KANAKLATA CIVIL HOSPITAL, TEZPUR               |
|     19 |             | AMRIT, MANGALDAI CIVIL HOSPITAL, DARRANG              |
|     20 |             | AMRIT, NORTH LAKHIMPUR HOSPITAL                       |
|     21 |             | AMRIT, SIVASAGAR CIVIL HOSPITAL, JOYSAGAR             |
|     22 |             | AMRIT, KUSHAL KONWAR CIVIL HOSPITAL, GOLAGHAT         |
|     23 |             | AMRIT, CANCER HOSPITAL, GUWAHATI                      |
|     24 |             | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, BARNAGAON, UDALGURI            |
|     25 | BIHAR       | AMRIT, IGMS PATNA                                     |
|     26 | BIHAR       | AIIMS, PATNA                                          |
|     27 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, NEHRU HOSPITAL, PGIMER, CHANDIGARH             |
|     28 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, ADVANCED CARDIAC CENTRE(ACC), CHANDIGARH       |
|     29 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, GMCH, SECTOR 32                                |
|     30 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, ADVANCED EYE CENTRE(AEC), CHANDIGARH           |
|     31 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, OPTICALS, AEC, PGIMER CHANDIGARH               |
|     32 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC CENTRE, PGIMER, CHANDIGARH |
|     33 | CHANDIGARH  | AMRIT, ADVANCED TRAUMA CENTRE, PGIMER, CHANDIGARH     |
|     34 | CHATTISGARH | AMRIT, AIIMS, RAIPUR                                  |
|     35 | CHATTISGARH | AMRIT - JNH & RC, SAIL, BHILAI                        |
|     36 | HARYANA     | AMRIT PHARMACY -MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, GURGAON        |

|   37 |                  | AMRIT, KALPANA CHAWLA GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARNAL, HARYANA                                                  |
|------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   38 |                  | AMRIT PHARMACY -PANDIT BHAGWAT DAYAL SHARMA POST GRADUATE INSTITUTION OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PGIMS), ROHTAK, HARYANA |
|   39 |                  | AMRIT PHARMACY -SHAHEED HASAN KHAN MEWATI GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE (SHKM), NALHAR, MEWAT                         |
|   40 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | AMRIT, RCC, IGMC, SHIMLA                                                                                           |
|   41 |                  | AMRIT, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE KANGRA, TANDA, KANGRA                                        |
|   42 |                  | AMRIT PHARMACY -NAHAN, SIRMOUR                                                                                     |
|   43 | KARNATAKA        | AMRIT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES, BANGALORE                                            |
|   44 | KERALA           | AMRIT, AKKULAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM                                                                                 |
|   45 |                  | AMRIT, DISTRICT HOSPITAL, PEROORKADA                                                                               |
|   46 | MADHYA PRADESH   | AMRIT, AIIMS, BHOPAL                                                                                               |
|   47 |                  | AMRIT, MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, M.Y, INDORE                                                               |
|   48 |                  | AMRIT, HAMEDIA HOSPITAL, GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE, BHOPAL                                                            |
|   49 |                  | AMRIT, NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDA BOSE MEDICAL COLLEGE, JABALPUR                                                        |
|   50 |                  | AMRIT, SHYAM SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE, REWA                                                                            |
|   51 |                  | AMRIT, BUNDELKHAND MEDICAL COLLEGE, SAGAR                                                                          |
|   52 |                  | AMRIT, MEDICAL COLLEGE, GWALIOR                                                                                    |
|   53 | MAHARASHTRA      | AMRIT, ESIS WORLI                                                                                                  |
|   54 |                  | AMRIT, ESIS MULUND                                                                                                 |
|   55 |                  | AMRIT, ESIS NAGPUR                                                                                                 |
|   56 |                  | AMRIT, CHANDRAPUR MEDICAL COLLEGE                                                                                  |
|   57 |                  | AMRIT, VASANTRAO NAIK MEDICAL COLLEGE, YAVATMAL                                                                    |
|   58 |                  | AMRIT, INDIRA GANDI MEDICAL COLLEGE, NAGPUR                                                                        |
|   59 |                  | AMRIT, SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL, NAGPUR                                                                           |
|   60 | MANIPUR          | AMRIT, RIMS, IMPHAL                                                                                                |
|   61 | MEGHALAYA        | AMRIT, NEIGRIMS, SHILLONG                                                                                          |
|   62 |                  | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, SHILLONG                                                                                    |
|   63 | NEW DELHI        | AMRIT, AIIMS, NEW DELHI                                                                                            |
|   64 |                  | AMRIT, RML, NEW DELHI                                                                                              |
|   65 |                  | AMRIT, LHMC, NEW DELHI                                                                                             |
|   66 |                  | AMRIT, SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL                                                                                         |
|   67 |                  | AMRIT, CHARAK PALIKA HOSPITAL                                                                                      |
|   68 | ODISHA           | AMRIT, AIIMS, BHUBANESHWAR                                                                                         |
|   69 |                  | AMRIT, NALCO, BHUBANESHWAR                                                                                         |
|   70 | PUDUCHERRY       | AMRIT, JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY                                                                                          |
|   71 |                  | AMRIT, SANGROOR, PGI OUTREACH OPD                                                                                  |
|   72 | PUNJAB           | AMRIT, GURU GOBIND MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, FARIDKOT, PUNJAB                                                      |
|   73 |                  | AMRIT, CANCER CARE HOSPITAL, BHATINDA, PUNJAB                                                                      |

| 74       |               | AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, JALALABAD, PUNJAB                            |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 75       | RAJASTHAN     | AMRIT, AIIMS, JODHPUR                                               |
| 76       | TAMIL NADU    | AMRIT, NEYVELI LIGNITE CORPORATION, NEYVELI                         |
| 77       | TRIPURA       | AMRIT, RCC AGARTALA                                                 |
| 78       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, BHU, VARANASI                                                |
| 79       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, OLD OPD, LUCKNOW             |
| 80       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, SHATABDI PHASE -I KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW    |
| 81       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, ORTHO BLOCK, KGMU, LUCKNOW                                   |
| 82       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, NEW OPD BLOCK, KGMU, LUCKNOW                                 |
| 83       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, QUEEN MARY, KGMU, LUCKNOW                                    |
| 84       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE, GORAKHPUR                               |
| 85       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, SWAROOP RANI, HOSPITAL, MLN, ALLAHABAD                       |
| 86       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, GSVM, LLR HOSPITAL, KANPUR                                   |
| 87       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, MAHARANI LAXMI BAI MEDICAL COLLEGE, JHANSI                   |
| 88       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, LPS INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(IOC),GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE,KANPUR |
| 89       | UTTAR PRADESH | AMRIT, LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE, MEERUT                                 |
| 90       | UTTARKHAND    | AMRIT, AIIMS, RISHIKESH                                             |
| 91       | WEST BENGAL   | AMRIT, CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, KOLKATTA             |
| 92       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL, AHMEDABAD                             |
| 93       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS, JUNAGADH GMERS                                       |
| 94       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS, VS HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD                                |
| 95       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS LG HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD                                 |
| 96       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL, SOLA                                  |
| 97       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS GMERS, GANDHINAGAR                                    |
| 98       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS GMERS HIMMANTNAGAR                                    |
| 99       | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL SURAT                                  |
| 100      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS PDU RAJKOT                                            |
| 101      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS GG HOSPITAL JAMNAGAR                                  |
| 102      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS SIT MEDICAL COLLEGE BHAVNAGAR                         |
| 103      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS SSG HOSPITAL VADODARA                                 |
| 104      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS SHARDA BEHEN HOSPITAL, SARASPUR, AHMEDABAD            |
| 105      | GUJARAT       | AMRIT DDPMJAS GUJARAT MEDICAL & EDUCATION RESEARCH SOCIETY          |
| 106- 146 | GUJARAT       | DEENDAYAL PHARMACIES AT 20 DISTRICT AND 21 SDHs1                    |