Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras under PMBJP
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Su Thirunavukkarasar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  December, 2022

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras under PMBJP

## 538. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set a target to open a large number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), by March 2025 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras set up in the country so far under PMBJP, State/ UT-wise including Punjab;
- (c) whether there is any difference in the quality of medicines being supplied through Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) as compared to other standard medicine sale outlets;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of any proposal for enhancement of the limit of store owner's incentives from the present limit along with reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) and (b): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) implemented by the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), a registered society under the aegis of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, till 30.11.2022, about 8916 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened across the country. Out of this, 310 Kendras have been opened in the state of Punjab. The government has set a target to open 10,500  PMBJKs  by  March  2025  across  the  country.  State/Union  Territory-  wise  list  of PMBJKs is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d):  Under  the  scheme,  high  quality  generic  medicines  procured  from  World  Health Organization - Good Manufacturing Practices (WHO-GMP) certified manufacturers only are sold.  Further,  every  batch  of  each  drug  is  tested  at  laboratories  accredited  by  'National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) and only after passing the quality tests, the medicines are dispatched to PMBJP Kendras
- (e): The incentive provided to the Kendra owners under the scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 2.50 lakh to up to Rs. 5.00 lakh to be given @ 15% of monthly purchases made, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 15,000/- per month. Further, one-time additional incentive of Rs. 2.00 lakh (as reimbursement for IT & infrastructure expenditure) is provided to the PMBJP Kendras opened in North-Eastern States, Himalayan areas, Island territories and backward areas mentioned as aspirational district by NITI Aayog or opened by women entrepreneur, Divyang and SC & ST. There is no proposal presently for enhancing the incentive.

## Statement referred to in part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 538 for answer on 09.12.2022 raised by SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU, SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras under PMBJP

| State/UT-wise list of PMBJK's opened across the country till 30.11.2022   | State/UT-wise list of PMBJK's opened across the country till 30.11.2022   | State/UT-wise list of PMBJK's opened across the country till 30.11.2022   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                   | Name of the State/UT                                                      | Number of PMBJK opened                                                    |
| 1                                                                         | Andaman &Nicobar                                                          | 9                                                                         |
| 2                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 142                                                                       |
| 3                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 29                                                                        |
| 4                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 105                                                                       |
| 5                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 341                                                                       |
| 6                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                | 8                                                                         |
| 7                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 199                                                                       |
| 8                                                                         | Delhi                                                                     | 383                                                                       |
| 9                                                                         | Goa                                                                       | 11                                                                        |
| 10                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                   | 513                                                                       |
| 11                                                                        | Haryana                                                                   | 221                                                                       |
| 12                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 60                                                                        |
| 13                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                         | 216                                                                       |
| 14                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 81                                                                        |
| 15                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 1010                                                                      |
| 16                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 974                                                                       |
| 17                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                    | 2                                                                         |
| 18                                                                        | Lakshadeep *                                                              | 0                                                                         |
| 19                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 269                                                                       |
| 20                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 634                                                                       |
| 21                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 35                                                                        |
| 22                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 16                                                                        |
| 23                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 12                                                                        |
| 24                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 19                                                                        |
| 25                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 371                                                                       |
| 26                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                | 20                                                                        |
| 27                                                                        | Punjab                                                                    | 310                                                                       |
| 28                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 142                                                                       |
| 29                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 3                                                                         |
| 30                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 842                                                                       |
| 31                                                                        | Telangana                                                                 | 175                                                                       |
| 32                                                                        | DNH&D&D                                                                   | 35                                                                        |
| 33                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 25                                                                        |
| 34                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 1259                                                                      |
| 35                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 223                                                                       |
| 36                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 222                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                               |                                                                           | 8916                                                                      |

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