Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Kamlesh  Paswan, Ravindra Kushawaha, Subrata Pathak, Khagen Murmu, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Mahabali Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2755 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 th  August, 2023

## Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras

†2755. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of operational Jan Aushadhi Kendras under PMBJP scheme in the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras under PMBJP scheme opened during 2022  and  targeted  to  be  opened  during  2023  in  the  country,  year-wise  and  State-wise particularly in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal;
- (c) whether there is any difference in quality of medicines sold at Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras than those sold at other standard pharmacies/ dispensaries in the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), till 31.07.2023, about  9,668 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened across the country. Out of these, about 943 PMBJKs have been opened during financial year 2022-23.  State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs is enclosed as Annexure. A target to open 10,000 PMBJKs by March, 2024 has been decided. No State/UT- wise specific target has, however, been kept.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  quality  of  medicines  sold  from  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  under  the  scheme  is ensured by procuring medicines only from World Health Organization - Good Manufacturing Practices (WHO-GMP) certified manufacturers. In addition, each batch of each drug is tested at  laboratories  accredited  by  'National  Accreditation  Board  for  Testing  and  Calibration Laboratories (NABL) before dispatch to PMBJKs.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO.  2755  for  answer  on  04.08.2023  raised  by  SHRI  KAMLESH  PASWAN,  SHRI RAVINDRA  KUSHWAHA,  SHRI  SUBRAT  PATHAK,  SHRI  KHAGEN  MURMU, SHRI  RAVI  KISHAN,SHRI  MAHABALI  SINGH  regarding  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT                   |   PMBJKs opened during 2022-23 |   Total number of PMBJKs opened |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            |                              0 |                               9 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         |                             16 |                             156 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                              1 |                              29 |
| 4         | Assam                                  |                             23 |                             116 |
| 5         | Bihar                                  |                             85 |                             422 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                             |                              2 |                              11 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                           |                              7 |                             211 |
| 8         | Delhi                                  |                             14 |                             409 |
| 9         | Goa                                    |                              1 |                              11 |
| 10        | Gujarat                                |                             17 |                             533 |
| 11        | Haryana                                |                             37 |                             270 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                       |                              3 |                              61 |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir                      |                             95 |                             228 |
| 14        | Jharkhand                              |                             10 |                              89 |
| 15        | Karnataka                              |                            117 |                            1088 |
| 16        | Kerala                                 |                             19 |                             980 |
| 17        | Ladakh                                 |                              0 |                               2 |
| 18        | Lakshwadeep*                           |                              0 |                               0 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                         |                             38 |                             291 |
| 20        | Maharashtra                            |                             36 |                             655 |
| 21        | Manipur                                |                              3 |                              36 |
| 22        | Meghalaya                              |                              3 |                              18 |
| 23        | Mizoram                                |                              0 |                              12 |
| 24        | Nagaland                               |                              1 |                              20 |
| 25        | Odisha                                 |                             55 |                             419 |
| 26        | Puducherry                             |                              1 |                              20 |
| 27        | Punjab                                 |                             15 |                             320 |
| 28        | Rajasthan                              |                             16 |                             186 |
| 29        | Sikkim                                 |                              1 |                               5 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                             |                             54 |                             924 |
| 31        | Telangana                              |                             19 |                             182 |
| 32        | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                              0 |                              35 |
| 33        | Tripura                                |                              1 |                              25 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                          |                            199 |                            1392 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                            |                              7 |                             226 |
| 36        | West Bengal                            |                             47 |                             277 |
|           | Grand Total                            |                            943 |                            9668 |