Lok Sabha Question No. 3754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: New Janaushadhi Stores
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  March, 2022

## New Janaushadhi Stores

## 3754. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) whether any progress has been made in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya JanAushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Scheme since 2020-21, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of new stores opened under the scheme in the country; and
- (c) the steps taken to facilitate citizens in locating PMBJP stores?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, lot of progress has been made in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi  Pariyojana  (PMBJP)  since  2020-21.  Additional  1,132  new  Pradhan  Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened during the period from 1 st April, 2021 to 28 th February, 2022. As on 28.02.2022, about 8,689 PMBJKs have been opened across the country, covering all districts of the country. State-UT-wise list of PMBJKs is attached as Annexure.

Further, the product basket of medicines and surgical devices has increased from 1,451 and 204 to 1,616 and 250 respectively during the period. The total sale has also increased from Rs.  665.83  crore  during  2020-21  to  Rs.  814.21  crore  in  the  current  financial  year  till  28 th February, 2022.

(c):  A  mobile  application  'Janaushadhi  Sugam'  has  been  launched,  which  is  an  important facility for the general public by providing a digital platform at the tip of their fingers, by the virtue  of  which  they  can  avail  a  host  of  user-friendly  options  like  -  locate  nearby  PMBJK (direction  guided  through  Google  Maps),  search  Janaushadhi  medicines,  analyze  product comparison of Generic vs. Branded medicine in the form of MRP saving etc.

## Statement referred to in parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3754 for answer  on 25.03.2022  raised  by  Shri  Hemant  Tukaram  Godse  regarding  New Janaushadhi Stores

|         | State/UT-wise list of PMBJK's opened across the country till 28.02.2022   | State/UT-wise list of PMBJK's opened across the country till 28.02.2022   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT                                                      | Number of PMBJK opened                                                    |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar                                                          | 9                                                                         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 168                                                                       |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 28                                                                        |
| 4       | Assam                                                                     | 89                                                                        |
| 5       | Bihar                                                                     | 286                                                                       |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                                                | 7                                                                         |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 241                                                                       |
| 8       | Delhi                                                                     | 383                                                                       |
| 9       | Goa                                                                       | 10                                                                        |
| 10      | Gujarat                                                                   | 522                                                                       |
| 11      | Haryana                                                                   | 239                                                                       |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 64                                                                        |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir                                                         | 126                                                                       |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                                                 | 78                                                                        |
| 15      | Karnataka                                                                 | 967                                                                       |
| 16      | Kerala                                                                    | 986                                                                       |
| 17      | Ladakh                                                                    | 2                                                                         |
| 18      | Lakshadeep *                                                              | 0                                                                         |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 244                                                                       |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                                               | 630                                                                       |
| 21      | Manipur                                                                   | 35                                                                        |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                                                 | 15                                                                        |
| 23      | Mizoram                                                                   | 22                                                                        |
| 24      | Nagaland                                                                  | 16                                                                        |
| 25      | Odisha                                                                    | 354                                                                       |
| 26      | Puducherry                                                                | 19                                                                        |
| 27      | Punjab                                                                    | 306                                                                       |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                                                 | 143                                                                       |
| 29      | Sikkim                                                                    | 3                                                                         |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 869                                                                       |
| 31      | Telangana                                                                 | 163                                                                       |
| 32      | DNH&D&D                                                                   | 37                                                                        |
| 33      | Tripura                                                                   | 24                                                                        |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 1193                                                                      |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                                                               | 217                                                                       |
| 36      | West Bengal                                                               | 194                                                                       |
| Grand   | Total                                                                     | 8,689                                                                     |

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