Lok Sabha Question No. 2992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: PM-Janaushadhi Kendras at Railway Stations
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2992 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## PM-Janaushadhi Kendras at Railway Stations

## 2992.   Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam: Shri Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to enhance wellness and welfare of passengers and public visiting railway stations and to make available quality medicines and consumables to all at affordable prices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to expand PM-Janaushadhi Kendra scheme to benefit more passengers and general public;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether there is any reserve price stipulated by Government for awarding contracts of PMJanaushadhi Kendras; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): To enhance wellness and welfare of passengers and public visiting railway stations and make available quality medicines and consumables at affordable prices, 77 Jan Aushadhi Kendras  (JAKs)  have  been  opened  at  railway  stations  in  different  parts  of  the  country  till 30.11.2024. List of 77 JAKs is enclosed as Annexure.

(c) to (f): Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are opened at Railway stations as per requirement of Ministry of Railways  at  locations decided  by  the Ministry. In  case  of  Government hospitals/railway  stations,  the  respective  authorities  devise  a  mechanism  to  determine  any reserve price/license fee, based on its location. The Department does not determine the reserve price for any JAK.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2992 for answer on 13.12.2024

| List of 77 JAKs opened in several railway stations in the country   | List of 77 JAKs opened in several railway stations in the country   | List of 77 JAKs opened in several railway stations in the country   |
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| Sl. No.                                                             | Name of the Railway Station                                         | Name of the State                                                   |
| 1                                                                   | Triupati Railway Station                                            | Andra Pradesh                                                       |
| 2                                                                   | Rangiya Junction Railway Station                                    | Assam                                                               |
| 3                                                                   | Badarpur Railway Station                                            | Assam                                                               |
| 4                                                                   | New Tinsukia Railway Station                                        | Assam                                                               |
| 5                                                                   | Katihar Railway Station                                             | Bihar                                                               |
| 6                                                                   | Patna Junction Railway Station                                      | Bihar                                                               |
| 7                                                                   | Darbhanga Railway Station                                           | Bihar                                                               |
| 8                                                                   | Samastipur Railway Station                                          | Bihar                                                               |
| 9                                                                   | Pendra Road Railway Station                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                        |
| 10                                                                  | Janjgir Naila Railway Station                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                        |
| 11                                                                  | Bagbahara Railway Station                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                        |
| 12                                                                  | Bilaspur Railway Station                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                        |
| 13                                                                  | Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station                                | Delhi                                                               |
| 14                                                                  | Mehsana Railway Station                                             | Gujarat                                                             |
| 15                                                                  | Valsad Junction Railway Station                                     | Gujarat                                                             |
| 16                                                                  | Ankleshwar Junction                                                 | Gujarat                                                             |
| 17                                                                  | Rajkot Railway Station                                              | Gujarat                                                             |
| 18                                                                  | Chamdlodiya Railway Station                                         | Gujarat                                                             |
| 19                                                                  | Vapi Railway Station                                                | Gujarat                                                             |
| 20                                                                  | Srinagar Railway Station                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                   |
| 21                                                                  | Sini Railway Station                                                | Jharkhand                                                           |
| 22                                                                  | Mysuru Rail Way Station                                             | Karnataka                                                           |
| 23                                                                  | Hubballi Juncation                                                  | Karnataka                                                           |
| 24                                                                  | Bangarapet Railway Station                                          | Karnataka                                                           |
| 25                                                                  | SMVT Bengaluru                                                      | Karnataka                                                           |
| 26                                                                  | Davanagere Railway Station                                          | Karnataka                                                           |
| 27                                                                  | Palakkad Junction Railway Station                                   | Kerala                                                              |
| 28                                                                  | Madanmahal Railway Station                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 29                                                                  | Bina Railway Station                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 30                                                                  | Nainpur Junction Railway Station                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 31                                                                  | Ratlam Junction Railway Station                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 32                                                                  | Katni Railway Station                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 33                                                                  | Pimpri Railway Station                                              | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 34                                                                  | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway Station                             | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 35                                                                  | Nagbhir Junction Railway Station                                    | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 36                                                                  | Solapur Junction Railway Station                                    | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 37                                                                  | Manmad Junction Railway Station                                     | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 38                                                                  | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Itwari Railway Station                   | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 39                                                                  | Dadar Railway Station                                               | Maharashtra                                                         |
| 40                                                                  | Khurda Road Railway Station                                         | Odisha                                                              |
| 41                                                                  | Puducherry Railway Station                                          | Puducherry                                                          |
| 42                                                                  | Phagwara Railway Station                                            | Punjab                                                              |
| 43                                                                  | Patiala Railway Station                                             | Punjab                                                              |

|   44 | Bhagat Ki Kothi Junction Railway Station             | Rajasthan     |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   45 | Durgapura Railway Station                            | Rajasthan     |
|   46 | Barmer Railway Station                               | Rajasthan     |
|   47 | Falna Railway Station                                | Rajasthan     |
|   48 | Dindigul Junction Railway Station                    | Tamil Nadu    |
|   49 | Tiruchchirappalli Railway Station                    | Tamil Nadu    |
|   50 | Erode Junction Railway Station                       | Tamil Nadu    |
|   51 | Nagercoil Junction Railway Station                   | Tamil Nadu    |
|   52 | Thanjavur Jn. Railway Station                        | Tamil Nadu    |
|   53 | Chengalpattu Railway Station                         | Tamil Nadu    |
|   54 | Secunderabad Railway Station                         | Telangana     |
|   55 | Kachiguda Railay Station                             | Telangana     |
|   56 | Agartala Railway Station                             | Tripura       |
|   57 | Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Railway Station          | Uttar Pardesh |
|   58 | Badshahnagar Railway Station                         | Uttar Pardesh |
|   59 | Bareilly City Railway Station                        | Uttar Pardesh |
|   60 | Lalitpur Railway Station                             | Uttar Pardesh |
|   61 | Farrukhabad Railway Station                          | Uttar Pardesh |
|   62 | Prayagraj Junction Railway Station                   | Uttar Pardesh |
|   63 | Basti Railway Station                                | Uttar Pardesh |
|   64 | Gonda Railway Station                                | Uttar Pardesh |
|   65 | Banaras Railway Station                              | Uttar Pradesh |
|   66 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Railway Station - Chandauli | Uttar Pradesh |
|   67 | Agra Cantt Railway Station                           | Uttar Pradesh |
|   68 | Lucknow Junction Railway Station (NER)               | Uttar Pradesh |
|   69 | Mathura Junction Railway Station                     | Uttar Pradesh |
|   70 | Gorakhpur Junction                                   | Uttar Pradesh |
|   71 | Kashipur Junction Railway Station                    | Uttarakhand   |
|   72 | Yog Nagari Rishikesh Junction Railway Station        | Uttarakhand   |
|   73 | Malda Town Railway Station                           | West Bengal   |
|   74 | Kharagpur Railway Station                            | West Bengal   |
|   75 | Netaji Metro Railway Station                         | West Bengal   |
|   76 | Dakshineswar Railway Station                         | West Bengal   |
|   77 | New Cooch Behar Railway Station                      | West Bengal   |

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