Lok Sabha Question No. 3668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Sugam App
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3668 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  August, 2021

Jan Aushadhi Sugam App

## 3668. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

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

- (a) the number of users who have been connected with Janaushadhi Sugam App in the country till date and the details of benefits provided to them, State-wise; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  update  app  with  technological  advancements  to compete with other apps and if so, the details therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  As on 04.08.2021, approximately 11.74 lakh users are connected with the Jan Aushadhi Sugam App.  The users of the App are able to find details about name and price of medicines, comparison of  prices  between  generic  drug  and  their  equivalent  branded  drug,  location  of  nearby  Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK), quality assurance and transaction details, etc.   The State/UT- wise data of users of the App is attached as Annexure .
- (b) Jan Aushadhi Sugam App is regularly updated with new technological advancements to make it more user-friendly.

## Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3668 for 10.08.2021 raised by Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant regarding Jan Aushadhi Sugam App.

| State/Union Territory-wise data of Jan   | State/Union Territory-wise data of Jan                          | Aushadhi Sugam App users as on 04.08.2021   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                  | Name of the State/UT                                            | Total number of Installation by users       |
| 1                                        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                                     | 37                                          |
| 2                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                  | 5562                                        |
| 3                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                               | 121                                         |
| 4                                        | Assam                                                           | 2318                                        |
| 5                                        | Bihar                                                           | 13328                                       |
| 6                                        | Chandigarh                                                      | 864                                         |
| 7                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                    | 3226                                        |
| 8                                        | Delhi                                                           | 28855                                       |
| 9                                        | Goa                                                             | 409                                         |
| 10                                       | Gujarat                                                         | 12830                                       |
| 11                                       | Haryana                                                         | 10580                                       |
| 12                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                | 1073                                        |
| 13                                       | Jammu And Kashmir                                               | 1828                                        |
| 14                                       | Jharkhand                                                       | 3481                                        |
| 15                                       | Karnataka                                                       | 30487                                       |
| 16                                       | Kerala                                                          | 22498                                       |
| 17                                       | Ladakh                                                          | 0                                           |
| 18                                       | Lakshadweep                                                     | 7                                           |
| 19                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                  | 9092                                        |
| 20                                       | Maharashtra                                                     | 24061                                       |
| 21                                       | Manipur                                                         | 115                                         |
| 22                                       | Meghalaya                                                       | 80                                          |
| 23                                       | Mizoram                                                         | 24                                          |
| 24                                       | Nagaland                                                        | 50                                          |
| 25                                       | Odisha                                                          | 7444                                        |
| 26                                       | Puducherry                                                      | 316                                         |
| 27                                       | Punjab                                                          | 7084                                        |
| 28                                       | Rajasthan                                                       | 8201                                        |
| 29                                       | Sikkim                                                          | 65                                          |
| 30                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                      | 13074                                       |
| 31                                       | Telangana                                                       | 7708                                        |
| 32                                       | D&NH and DD                                                     | 217                                         |
| 33                                       | Tripura                                                         | 262                                         |
| 34                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                   | 44517                                       |
| 35                                       | Uttarakhand                                                     | 2748                                        |
| 36                                       | West Bengal                                                     | 15554                                       |
| 37                                       | No. of users in the country without State/UT level registration | 887540                                      |
| 38                                       | Other Countries (Global)                                        | 7963                                        |
| Total                                    | Total                                                           | 1173619                                     |

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