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Lok Sabha Question No. 1503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Diabetic Control Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## DIABETIC CONTROL MEDICINES

## 1503: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Drugs  Controller  General  of  India  (DCGI)  has  certified  diabetic  control medicines produced by Patanjali Ayurveda;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time when such a certification was issued; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government intends to ban such products immediately?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c): As prescribed in Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 enforcement of the legal  provisions  pertaining  to  Quality  Control  and  issuance  of  drug  license  of  Ayurveda, Siddha,  Unani  and  Homoeopathy  drugs,  is  vested  with  the  State  Drug  Controllers/  State Licensing Authorities appointed by the concerned State/Union Territories Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Benefits of Fertilizer Subsidy
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 10.02.2023

## Benefits of fertilizer subsidy

## 1496.  SHRI  ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether the farmers are getting desired benefit of subsidies on fertilizers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some companies have adopted the tactics of showing less production capacity to avail huge subsidies on the basis of percentage production;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  ensure  that  the  poor  and  marginal farmers get the maximum benefit of the subsidy?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a), (b) & (e):  Yes, Sir. Urea  is  provided  to  the  farmers  at  a  statutorily  notified Maximum  Retail  Price  (MRP).  The  MRP  of  45  kg  bag  of  urea  is  Rs.242  per  bag (exclusive of charges towards neem coating and taxes as applicable). The difference between the delivered cost of urea at farm gate and net market realization by the urea units is given as subsidy to the urea manufacturer/importer by the Government of India. Accordingly, all farmers (including poor and marginal farmers) are being supplied urea at the subsidized rates.

Further, the Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy w.e.f. 1.4.2010  for  Phosphatic  and  Potassic  (P&K)  Fertilizers.   Under  the  policy,  a  fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual basis, is provided on subsidized P&K fertilizers depending  on  their  nutrient  content. Under  this  policy,  MRP  is  fixed  by  fertilizer companies  as  per  market  dynamics  at  reasonable  level  which  is  monitored  by  the Government. Accordingly, any farmer, including poor and marginal farmers, who are buying these fertilizers is getting benefit of subsidy.

- (c): No, Sir.
- (d): In view of (c) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Use of Expertise of Adovcates and Law Students under Tele Law
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1495

## TO BE ANSWERED ON, FRIDAY, THE 10 th  February, 2023

## Use of Expertise of Advocates and Law Students under Tele Law

## 1495. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to utilize the expertise of advocates and law students in order to extend benefits to tribals and weaker sections of the society under the tele law scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  engage  law  students  who  have  completed  their internship under various Government training programmes in the field of law in order to utilize their talent and experience in expediting justice delivery system;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;and
- (e) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  alternative  scheme  of  the  Government  in  order  to utilize talent and experience of such law interns?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE ( SHRI KIREN RIJIJU )

(a) and (b) Yes, Sir.The Government through its Tele- Law initiative provides pre-litigation advice and consultation to the citizens through a cadre of Panel Lawyers via tele phone or video conferencing facilities available at the Common Service Centers (CSC) and  through Citizens'  Tele-Law Mobile Application .So  far  914 Panel Lawyers have been on-boarded underTele-Law.Also, in order to maximize the benefits of Tele-Law to reach to the vulnerable sections of soci ety,  law students in particularand students in general are motivated to volunteer and register as Para legal Volunteers (PLVs) on the Citizens' Tele-Law Mobile App.

(c) to ( e) Yes, Sir.  National  Legal  Service  Authority  (NALSA) conducts  3-week internship programme for law students during summer and winter period of the year. The objective of the internship programme is that law interns get a comprehensive idea of the working of the Legal  Services  Institutions  and  the  legal  services  programmes  with  regional  focus.  During this internship the students visit Central jail or Sub Jail and interact with the inmates to find out if they are represented by a counsel and find out the difficulties of inmates, observe the working of the Legal Services Clinics, visit Observation Home/Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare Committee/Drug Rehabilitation Centre/District Courts including Magisterial, Sessions and Civil courts and police stations and look at the role of the legal services lawyers in  these  institutions.  The  students  also  attend  and  participate  in  Legal  Literacy/Legal awareness programmes. On successful completion of the internship a certificate is issued to the law interns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Review of Indian Judicial System
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1494

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10 TH FEBRUARY, 2023

## REVIEW OF INDIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM

## 1494. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has any policy  to  review Indian Judicial  System  for making it more indigenous; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)& (b): No  Sir,  at  the  present  there  is  no  specific  policy  to  review  the  Indian Judicial System for making it more indigenous. However, in order to make the judicial proceedings and judgementsmore  easily comprehensible through local/indigenous language to the common citizen, efforts have been made for translation of proceedings and judgements from English to other local/regional languages. The use of Hindi was authorized  in  the  proceedings  of  High  Court  of  Rajasthan  (Year  1950),  Uttar  Pradesh (Year 1969), Madhya Pradesh (Year 1971) and Bihar (Year 1972).

As  informed  by  the  Registry  of  the  Supreme  Court,  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court passes verdicts  in  many  subject  categories  out  of  which  verdicts  passed  in  14  subject categories  are  being  translated  into  any  of  the  related  14  vernacular  languages  i.e. Assamese, Bengali, Garo, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu through respective High Courts.

Further, SUVAS (Supreme Court VidhikAnuwad Software) which is an Artificial Intelligence based software has the ability to translate judicial domain documents from English  to  Hindi,  Kannda,  Tamil,  Telugu,  Punjabi,  Marathi,  Gujarati,  Malayalam, Bengali, Urdu and vice-versa.

Under the aegis of the Ministry of Law and Justice, the Bar Council of India has constituted  'BhartiyaBhasaSamiti'  chaired  by  former  Chief  Justice  of  India,  Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde. The Committee is developing a common core vocabulary close to  all  Indian  languages  for  the  purpose  of  translating  legal  material  into  regional languages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Synthetic Rubber Production
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1492 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## Synthetic Rubber Production

## 1492.              DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI SHRIMATI  CHINTA  ANURADHA

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

- a. The steps taken by the Government to increase synthetic rubber production capacities to reduce dependence on other nations for raw materials;
- b. Whether the Government is aware that non-tyre users comprising of small and medium units producing hoses, pipes, conveyor belts, footwear, other countries are struggling to cope with the current rising prices of imported products;
- c. If so, the details thereof;
- d. Whether the Government has any plans to start manufacturing those synthetic rubber varieties which are chiefly imported; and
- e. If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e)

It is true that there is scarce domestic availability of feed-stock / main raw material, such  as  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  which  is  required  to  manufacture  synthetic rubber.  However,  due  to  investment  friendly  policies  of  the  Government,  during past  six  years,  Indian  companies  have  invested  over  Rs  4000  Cr  in  setting  up production facilities of Synthetic Rubber. The new capacities which have come up are:

Styrene Butadiene Rubber - 270 KTA

Poly Butadiene Rubber - 120 KTA

Further, the production of the Butyl rubber has also started in India. As this sector is  deregulated  and  unlicensed,  the  Indian  private  companies  are  investing  in  the sector based on the commercial opportunities.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Check on Medical Stores/Chemists Shops
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CHECK ON MEDICAL STORES/CHEMISTS SHOPS

1490: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of Medical stores/chemists shops in the country neither fulfil the requirements of drug control norms nor operate as per criteria for  selling  medicines  i.e.  non-availability  of  certified  pharmacists,  incomplete  record  of medicines, lack of cold storage facilities etc.;
- (b) if so, the reasons for not putting a check on such practices and adopting a lackadaisical approach in the matter; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (c):    Medical  store/chemist  store  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State  Drug Control  Department  and  State  Pharmacy  Council.  Sales  and  distribution  of  drugs  in  the country are regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and its Rules by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by the respective State Governments. The SLAs are legally empowered to take stringent action in case of any non-compliance.

However, as per available information, as on date approximately 16 lakh registered pharmacists are available in the country and approximately 03 lakh pharmacists are passing out per annum from pharmacy institutions all across the country, thus meeting the healthcare requirements of the country.

Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  issued  Notices/Advisories/Letters  to States/UTs  Drugs  Controller  and  other  stake  holders  for  strict  compliance  of  the  Drugs  & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and its Rules.

The Central Government has provided Rs. 651.97 crores for Strengthening the Drug Regulatory System including upgradation of existing State  Laboratories,  setting up of new Drug Testing Laboratories and upgradation of existing State Drug Control Offices as part of 'Strengthening of State Drug Regulatory System'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Rising Cases of TB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1489 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## RISING CASES OF TB

## 1489. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the finding of the National Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted  by  the  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  and  the  World  Health Organisation has indicated severe prevalence of TB in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is  a  fact  that  the  prevalence  of  TB  is  300  per  1,00,000,  bacteriologically confirmed cases in the country which is same as was in the year 1991;
- (c) whether it is true that malnutrition is the major risk factor/contributor for TB in the country; and
- (d) whether TB rate is four times higher among lower economic groups, especially in tribal and remote rural areas and in the urban poor and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) & (b): To assess burden of TB at sub-national levels, the Ministry through Indian Council of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  conducted  a  National  TB  Prevalence  survey  in  20 State/group of States which demonstrated the 'Prevalence of all forms of TB cases for all ages  as  312/lakh  population'  in  the  country.  As  per  World  Health  Organisation,  the incidence of TB has reduced from 256/lakh population in 2015 to 210/lakh population in 2021.

(c): As per the National TB Prevalence Survey, individuals with Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 18.5 had 8.8 times higher risk of developing Tuberculosis.

(d): As per the Ni-Kshay data, in 2022 (Jan-Dec), the ratio of TB amongst Below Poverty Line (BPL) to Above Poverty Line (APL) is 2:1.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: National Waterways-4
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2023

## NATIONAL  WATERWAYS-4

## 1486. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of PORTS, qHtPPtNG  AND WATERWAyS  be pleased to state: qf,{,  frd  qPa{F{  efu  qoqrrf  {"fl

- (a) the details of the National  Watenrvays-4 project;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned,  allocated  and utilized  under  this project  so far within the country;
- (c)  the details of the target set and achievements made under the said project so far,
- (d) whether the development work under this project has got delayed and if so, the reasons  therefor  ; and
- (e) the steps being  taken by the Government for its expeditrous  completion?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) Development  of Muktyala-Vijayawada  (Krishna River, 82 km) stretch  in Andhra Pradesh are in progress  which is part of National Wateruay-4 (NW-4) that runs along Andhra Pradesh,  Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry.
- (b) An amount of Rs. 96 crore has been sanctioned for this project out of which Rs. 53.98 crore have been incurred  from the year 2017-18 lo 2O21-22.
- (c) The project  is in progress  and scheduled to be completed  by 2025-26. Projects completed so far include fairway development works in ihe Vijayawada-Muktyala stretch  of river Krishna, fabrication/installation of four floating pontoons,  and land acquisition  for the RO-RO  terminal at Harishcha  nd rapuram.
- (d) & (e) The development  works on NW-4 was delayed due to heavy encroachment on the wateMay. Consequently, the development works were reformulated and has been taken up in phased  manner.  Land acquisition  for the RORO terminals  at lbrahimpatnm  and Muktyala has been initiated with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for which the fund has been transferred.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Complaints against Agencies
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1484

## ANSWERED ON- 10/02/2023

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST AGENCIES

## †1484. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ) KUNWAR DANISH ALI

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the Government has noticed that many poor people are sent abroad especially from India to Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Qatar/Gulf countries for work by various agencies to earn wages and they are compelled to take to forced labour without salary and their passports are also confiscated;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the complaints that have been received by the Government during the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Government has provided any help by Indian embassies abroad and bringing such labourers back to India;

(d)  if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the concrete steps taken/being taken by the Government against such agencies during the last three years, agency-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a to e)  The Government of India encourages only legal form of migration from India. The Ministry routinely organizes outreach programs to sensitize various stakeholders about benefits of safe and legal migration and on possible ways of preventing illegal migration through fake or unregistered recruitment agencies. Information about illegal agents is also uploaded and updated on regular basis on the eMigrate Portal.

Ministry also issues advisories, media briefings and tweets about fake job rackets from time to time. Such communications are also issued by concerned Indian Missions/Posts abroad through their websites and social media handles and through the print media. Our Missions in Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia have issued advisories since July 2022 after receiving information about such cases of job scams to alert Indian nationals and to verify all antecedents before accepting an employment offer.

Quick and decisive action is taken by concerned Indian Missions/Posts as well as by Protector of Emigrant offices in India whenever instances of exploitation of workers by illegal agents are

noticed.  As on 10 January 2023, 2331 illegal agents have been notified in eMigrate Portal. This information   is   regularly   updated   based   on   complaints   filed   by   affected   individuals.   These complaints are also forwarded to concerned state police authorities for taking suitable action against illegal/fake agents as per existing laws.

The Ministry through Indian Missions/Posts abroad, takes pro- active measures for rescue of Indian nationals trapped in foreign countries whenever such cases come to the notice of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Indigenous Defence Production
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2023

## INDIGENOUS DEFENCE PRODUCTION

1477.  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the value of indigenous defence production in the country during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b)  the details of additional employment provided during the said period;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to set up defence parks in the country in coming years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a):  The value of indigenous defence production in the last three Financial Years 2019-20, 2020-21  and  2021-2022  are  Rs.  79,071  crore,  Rs.  84,643  crore  and  Rs.  94,846  crore respectively.

- (b):  Ministry of Defence does not maintain data for employment generation.
- (c) & (d):  In order to give boost to the defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country, the Government of Indian has established two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs), one in Uttar Pradesh  and  other  in  Tamil  Nadu.  06(six)  nodes  viz.  Agra,  Aligarh,  Chitrakoot,  Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow have been identified for developing Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor  (UPDIC)  and  05  (five)  nodes  viz.  Chennai,  Hosur,  Coimbatore,  Salem  and Tiruchirappalli have been identified for developing Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor (TNDIC). At present there is no proposal to setup another Defence Industrial Corridor in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Sale of Low-Cost Generic Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1473 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2023

Sale of Low-Cost Generic Drugs

## 1473. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken any measures to promote the sale of low-cost generic drugs and ensure the benefit reach directly to the people across the country; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): In order to promote sale of low-cost generic drugs and ensure the benefit to the people across  the  country,  the  Government  has  launched  ' Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)'. As on 31.02.2023, about 9,082 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened all across the country. The product basket of PMBJP presently comprises of 1,759 medicines and 280 surgical devices. In order to expand the reach, the implementing agency of the scheme, viz., Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) has recently invited online applications from 651 districts of the country with less number of kendras.

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