Lok Sabha Question No. 1583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1583 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 th  July, 2023

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## 1583. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in India, State-wise particularly in the State of Gujarat and regions dominated by SCs/STs and tribals;
- (b) the number of new PMBJKs proposed to be opened, State-wise in 2023-24, specifically in the State of Gujarat and regions belonging to SCs/STs and tribals;
- (c) the details of the budget allocation for the opening of new PMBJKs and the funds utilised for the said purpose till date, in the States across the country for the year 2023-24 specifically Gujarat and regions dominated by SCs/STs and tribals;
- (d) the details of the incentives proposed to be given to the owners of PMBJKs specially those belonging to SCs/STs and tribals; and
- (e) the number of operational PMBJKs in each State of the country and the amount of medicinal drugs that were sold in the year of 2022?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), till 30.06.2023, about 9,512 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened across the country, including about 526 PMBJKs in the state of Gujarat covering all regions of the state. State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs is enclosed as Annexure.
- (b):   Government has set a target to open 10,000 PMBJKs by March, 2024. No State/UT or category-wise targets have, however, been kept.
- (c):  The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the scheme during the financial year 2023-24, till 30.06.2023 are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Funds Sanctioned (Rs. In Cr.) |   Funds allocated (Rs. In Cr.) |   Funds Utilized (Rs. In Cr.) |
|------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2023-24          |                             115 |                          28.54 |                         17.61 |

No State/UT- wise budget/ utilization targets have, however, been kept.

(d):   PMBJK  owners  are  provided  an  incentive  up  to  Rs.  5.00  lakh  @  15%  of  monthly purchases made by them, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 15,000/- per month. Further, one-time incentive  of  Rs.  2.00  lakh  is  provided  to  the  PMBJKs  opened  in  North-Eastern  States, Himalayan areas, Island territories and areas mentioned as aspirational district by NITI Aayog or opened by women entrepreneur, ex-serviceman, Divyang, SC & ST.

(e): During financial year 2022-23, total sales of about Rs. 1236.17 Crore was made through the PMBKs opened in the country.

## Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q.NO. 1583 for  answer  on  28.07.2023  raised  by  DR.  (PROF.)  KIRIT  PREMJIBHAI  SOLANKI regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| State/UT wise list of PMBJKs opened till 30.06.2023   | State/UT wise list of PMBJKs opened till 30.06.2023   | State/UT wise list of PMBJKs opened till 30.06.2023   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                               | Name of the State/UT                                  | Total Number of PMBJKs                                |
| 1                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                           | 9                                                     |
| 2                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 155                                                   |
| 3                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 29                                                    |
| 4                                                     | Assam                                                 | 116                                                   |
| 5                                                     | Bihar                                                 | 400                                                   |
| 6                                                     | Chandigarh                                            | 11                                                    |
| 7                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          | 209                                                   |
| 8                                                     | Delhi                                                 | 403                                                   |
| 9                                                     | Goa                                                   | 11                                                    |
| 10                                                    | Gujarat                                               | 526                                                   |
| 11                                                    | Haryana                                               | 261                                                   |
| 12                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 61                                                    |
| 13                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                     | 226                                                   |
| 14                                                    | Jharkhand                                             | 88                                                    |
| 15                                                    | Karnataka                                             | 1084                                                  |
| 16                                                    | Kerala                                                | 979                                                   |
| 17                                                    | Ladakh                                                | 2                                                     |
| 18                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 284                                                   |
| 19                                                    | Maharashtra                                           | 650                                                   |
| 20                                                    | Manipur                                               | 36                                                    |
| 21                                                    | Meghalaya                                             | 18                                                    |
| 22                                                    | Mizoram                                               | 12                                                    |
| 23                                                    | Nagaland                                              | 20                                                    |
| 24                                                    | Odisha                                                | 418                                                   |
| 25                                                    | Puducherry                                            | 20                                                    |
| 26                                                    | Punjab                                                | 319                                                   |
| 27                                                    | Rajasthan                                             | 169                                                   |
| 28                                                    | Sikkim                                                | 5                                                     |
| 29                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            | 910                                                   |
| 30                                                    | Telangana                                             | 180                                                   |
| 31                                                    | The D &NHand DD                                       | 35                                                    |
| 32                                                    | Tripura                                               | 25                                                    |
| 33                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 1349                                                  |
| 34                                                    | Uttarakhand                                           | 225                                                   |
| 35                                                    | West Bengal                                           | 267                                                   |
| Total                                                 | Total                                                 | 9,512                                                 |

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