Lok Sabha Question No. 3023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3023 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## 3023. Shri P V Midhun Reddy:

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

- (a) the total number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras operational across the country and the estimated cost savings for the public on account of these affordable medicines;
- (b) whether the Government is facing any difficulties in expanding the Jan Aushadhi Kendras network in rural and remote areas across the country; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): A total of 14,320 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened across the country till 30.11.2024. State/UT-wise number of JAKs is enclosed as Annexure. In last 10 years, sales of medicines worth Rs. 6462.00 crores have been made through JAKs, which has led to estimated savings of Rs. 30,000 crores to the citizens as compared to the branded medicines.
- (b) & (c): Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are opened on the basis of applications received from entrepreneurs both from rural and urban areas. To increase access in rural areas, Jan Aushadhi has  partnered  with  the  Cooperative  sector  to  open  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  through  Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS). Till 30 th  November 2024, more than 2690 PACS have been given initial approval and 687 Kendras have been opened in PACS.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3023 for answer on 13.12.2024 raised by Shri P V Midhun Reddy regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| The State/UT-wise number of JAKs till 30.11.2024   | The State/UT-wise number of JAKs till 30.11.2024   | The State/UT-wise number of JAKs till 30.11.2024   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                            | Name of State/UT                                   | No. of JAKs functional                             |
| 1                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar                                   | 9                                                  |
| 2                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                     | 270                                                |
| 3                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 34                                                 |
| 4                                                  | Assam                                              | 164                                                |
| 5                                                  | Bihar                                              | 747                                                |
| 6                                                  | Chandigarh                                         | 10                                                 |
| 7                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                       | 233                                                |
| 8                                                  | Delhi                                              | 485                                                |
| 9                                                  | Goa                                                | 15                                                 |
| 10                                                 | Gujarat                                            | 726                                                |
| 11                                                 | Haryana                                            | 376                                                |
| 12                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                   | 69                                                 |
| 13                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                  | 313                                                |
| 14                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 138                                                |
| 15                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 1373                                               |
| 16                                                 | Kerala                                             | 1458                                               |
| 17                                                 | Ladakh                                             | 2                                                  |
| 18                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | 1                                                  |
| 19                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                     | 516                                                |
| 20                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | 702                                                |
| 21                                                 | Manipur                                            | 49                                                 |
| 22                                                 | Meghalaya                                          | 23                                                 |
| 23                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 15                                                 |
| 24                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 21                                                 |
| 25                                                 | Odisha                                             | 644                                                |
| 26                                                 | Puducherry                                         | 32                                                 |
| 27                                                 | Punjab                                             | 481                                                |
| 28                                                 | Rajasthan                                          | 455                                                |
| 29                                                 | Sikkim                                             | 12                                                 |
| 30                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                         | 1300                                               |
| 31                                                 | Telangana                                          | 198                                                |
| 32                                                 | DNH&DD                                             | 38                                                 |
| 33                                                 | Tripura                                            | 29                                                 |
| 34                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 2533                                               |
| 35                                                 | Uttarakhand                                        | 303                                                |
| 36                                                 | West Bengal                                        | 546                                                |
|                                                    | Grand Total                                        | 14,320                                             |

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