Lok Sabha Question No. 3081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bengaluru
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th  DECEMBER 2024

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bengaluru

## 3081. Shri P C Mohan:

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

- (a) the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) established, along with the number of functional and closed JAKs in Karnataka, particularly in Bengaluru Urban district, during the last five years, district-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of JAKs in Karnataka during the said period, district-wise; and (c) the details of funds allocated and disbursed for the establishment and operation of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Karnataka, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  During the last five financial year (FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24), 814 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened and 145 JAKs have been closed till 30.11.2024 in Karnataka. During this period 309 JAKs have been opened and 28 JAKs have been closed in Bengaluru Urban District of Karnataka. District-wise number of JAKs opened and closed during the last five financial years in Karnataka is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b): It is estimated that on a daily basis 10-12 lakhs consumers buy medicines from more than 14300 Jan Aushadhi Kendras spread across the country.
- (c): The Department provides an incentive @ 20% of monthly purchases made by JAK, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 20,000/- per month. In addition, a one-time incentive of Rs. 2.00 lakh is provided to the JAKs opened in North-Eastern States, Himalayan areas, Island territories, and areas mentioned as aspirational districts by NITI Aayog or opened by women entrepreneurs, ex-servicemen, Divyang, SC & ST in the form of support towards furniture, computers, refrigerators, and other fixtures. During last three Financial Years, Rs. 21.23 Crore have been disbursed as incentive to more than 1500 JAKs in the State of Karnataka. District-wise and  Financial  Year-wise  details  of  incentive  disbursed  to  JAKs  in  Karnataka  is  enclosed  as Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3081 for answer on 13.12.2024 raised by Shri P C Mohan  regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bengaluru

|    | Name of the District   | Year- wise and District   | Year- wise and District   | details of JAKs opened   | details of JAKs opened   | and closed during 2021-22   | and closed during 2021-22   | the last five financial 2022-23   | the last five financial 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|----|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------|
| No | Name of the District   | Opened                    | Closed                    | Opened                   | Closed                   | Opened                      | Closed                      | Opened                            | Closed                            | Opened    | Closed    | Opened        | Closed        |
| 1  | Bagalkote              | 5                         | 0                         | 4                        | 0                        | 3                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 1                                 | 3         | 4         | 16            | 5             |
| 2  | Ballari                | 4                         | 0                         | 3                        | 0                        | 0                           | 0                           | 8                                 | 0                                 | 6         | 2         | 21            | 2             |
| 3  | Belagavi               | 2                         | 0                         | 2                        | 1                        | 2                           | 1                           | 2                                 | 0                                 | 1         | 3         | 9             | 5             |
| 4  | Bengaluru Rural        | 1                         | 0                         | 0                        | 0                        | 1                           | 1                           | 3                                 | 0                                 | 3         | 0         | 8             | 1             |
| 5  | Bengaluru Urban        | 56                        | 0                         | 111                      | 4                        | 36                          | 0                           | 51                                | 6                                 | 55        | 18        | 309           | 28            |
| 6  | Bidar                  | 3                         | 0                         | 4                        | 1                        | 0                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 1                                 | 1         | 1         | 10            | 3             |
| 7  | Chamarajanagara        | 2                         | 0                         | 0                        | 0                        | 2                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 0                                 | 0         | 1         | 6             | 1             |
| 8  | Chikkaballapura        | 1                         | 0                         | 0                        | 0                        | 1                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 1                                 | 3         | 0         | 6             | 1             |
| 9  | Chikkamagaluru         | 1                         | 0                         | 1                        | 1                        | 2                           | 1                           | 1                                 | 1                                 | 4         | 0         | 9             | 3             |
| 10 | Chitradurga            | 3                         | 0                         | 1                        | 1                        | 1                           | 1                           | 4                                 | 0                                 | 3         | 2         | 12            | 4             |
| 11 | Dakshina Kannada       | 18                        | 0                         | 43                       | 1                        | 5                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 0                                 | 10        | 3         | 77            | 4             |
| 12 | Davangere              | 3                         | 0                         | 7                        | 0                        | 4                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 0                                 | 5         | 0         | 21            | 0             |
| 13 | Dharwad                | 8                         | 0                         | 7                        | 3                        | 2                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 1                                 | 3         | 6         | 21            | 10            |
| 14 | Gadag                  | 2                         | 0                         | 1                        | 1                        | 0                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 1                                 | 2         | 0         | 6             | 2             |
| 15 | Hassan                 | 0                         | 0                         | 2                        | 0                        | 0                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 0                                 | 4         | 3         | 8             | 3             |
| 16 | Haveri                 | 7                         | 0                         | 6                        | 1                        | 5                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 0                                 | 3         | 2         | 22            | 3             |
| 17 | Kalaburagi             | 1                         | 0                         | 5                        | 2                        | 0                           | 0                           | 4                                 | 0                                 | 5         | 3         | 15            | 5             |
| 18 | Kodagu                 | 0                         | 0                         | 8                        | 2                        | 3                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 1                                 | 3         | 1         | 16            | 4             |
| 19 | Kolar                  | 0                         | 0                         | 2                        | 0                        | 2                           | 1                           | 1                                 | 0                                 | 5         | 1         | 10            | 2             |
| 20 | Koppal                 | 4                         | 0                         | 2                        | 0                        | 1                           | 0                           | 0                                 | 0                                 | 7         | 0         | 14            | 0             |
| 21 | Mandya                 | 2                         | 0                         | 3                        | 4                        | 5                           | 0                           | 6                                 | 0                                 | 5         | 3         | 21            | 7             |
| 22 | Mysuru                 | 6                         | 0                         | 7                        | 4                        | 4                           | 0                           | 5                                 | 0                                 | 9         | 9         | 31            | 13            |
| 23 | Raichur                | 2                         | 0                         | 2                        | 1                        | 2                           | 1                           | 2                                 | 1                                 | 0         | 2         | 8             | 5             |
| 24 | Ramanagara             | 2                         | 0                         | 1                        | 2                        | 0                           | 0                           | 0                                 | 0                                 | 2         | 0         | 5             | 2             |
| 25 | Shivamogga             | 5                         | 0                         | 4                        | 0                        | 2                           | 0                           | 3                                 | 0                                 | 1         | 7         | 15            | 7             |
| 26 | Tumakuru               | 8                         | 0                         | 3                        | 1                        | 4                           | 0                           | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2         | 3         | 19            | 6             |
| 27 | Udupi                  | 12                        | 0                         | 15                       | 2                        | 6                           | 0                           | 6                                 | 0                                 | 8         | 4         | 47            | 6             |
| 28 | Uttara Kannada         | 3                         | 0                         | 7                        | 1                        | 1                           | 0                           | 1                                 | 0                                 | 2         | 7         | 14            | 8             |

| 29   | Vijayanagar   |   2 |   0 |   2 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   6 |   0 |
|------|---------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 30   | Vijayapura    |   6 |   0 |   7 |   0 |   4 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   7 |   2 |  25 |   2 |
| 31   | Yadgir        |   2 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   0 |   3 |   1 |   7 |   3 |
|      | Total         | 171 |   0 | 262 |  34 |  99 |   7 | 117 |  16 | 165 |  88 | 814 | 145 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 3081 for answer on 13.12.2024 raised by Shri P C Mohan regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Bengaluru

| The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   | The Financial Year wise and district wise incentive disbursed to JAKs during the last three financial year in the state of Karnataka   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                                                                                                    | Name of District                                                                                                                       | No. of JAKs                                                                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                                                                | 2022-23                                                                                                                                | (Rs. In Crore) 2023-24                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                  |
| No. 1                                                                                                                                  | BAGALKOTE                                                                                                                              | 33                                                                                                                                     | 0.14                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.28                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                      | BALLARI                                                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                                   | 0.04                                                                                                                                   | 0.17                                                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                      | BELAGAVI                                                                                                                               | 28                                                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.12                                                                                                                                   | 0.26                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                      | BENGALURU RURAL                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.08                                                                                                                                   | 0.12                                                                                                                                   | 0.27                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                      | BENGALURU URBAN                                                                                                                        | 413                                                                                                                                    | 2.13                                                                                                                                   | 2.98                                                                                                                                   | 2.79                                                                                                                                   | 7.89                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                      | BIDAR                                                                                                                                  | 32                                                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.25                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                      | CHAMARAJANAGARA                                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.08                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                      | CHIKKABALLAPURA                                                                                                                        | 14                                                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                                                   | 0.04                                                                                                                                   | 0.12                                                                                                                                   | 0.20                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                      | CHIKKAMAGALURU                                                                                                                         | 26                                                                                                                                     | 0.06                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.16                                                                                                                                   | 0.32                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                     | CHITRADURGA                                                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                                                                   | 0.31                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                     | DAKSHINA KANNADA                                                                                                                       | 129                                                                                                                                    | 0.59                                                                                                                                   | 0.64                                                                                                                                   | 0.59                                                                                                                                   | 1.82                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                     | DAVANGERE                                                                                                                              | 36                                                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   | 0.28                                                                                                                                   | 0.70                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                     | DHARWAD                                                                                                                                | 52                                                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                                                   | 0.15                                                                                                                                   | 0.15                                                                                                                                   | 0.44                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                     | GADAG                                                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                                                     | 0.06                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.26                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                     | HASSAN                                                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                                                     | 0.08                                                                                                                                   | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   | 0.42                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                     | HAVERI                                                                                                                                 | 45                                                                                                                                     | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.20                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   | 0.54                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                     | KALABURAGI                                                                                                                             | 36                                                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.18                                                                                                                                   | 0.35                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                     | KODAGU                                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                                                     | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.14                                                                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                                                                   | 0.38                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                     | KOLAR                                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.16                                                                                                                                   | 0.32                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                     | KOPPAL                                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                                                     | 0.08                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.27                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                     | MANDYA                                                                                                                                 | 52                                                                                                                                     | 0.18                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   | 0.19                                                                                                                                   | 0.60                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                     | MYSURU                                                                                                                                 | 85                                                                                                                                     | 0.45                                                                                                                                   | 0.31                                                                                                                                   | 0.28                                                                                                                                   | 1.03                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                     | RAICHUR                                                                                                                                | 35                                                                                                                                     | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.29                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                     | RAMANAGARA                                                                                                                             | 20                                                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.03                                                                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                     | SHIVAMOGGA                                                                                                                             | 49                                                                                                                                     | 0.23                                                                                                                                   | 0.19                                                                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                                                                   | 0.55                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                     | TUMAKURU                                                                                                                               | 49                                                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                                                   | 0.22                                                                                                                                   | 0.15                                                                                                                                   | 0.56                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                     | UDUPI                                                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                                                     | 0.41                                                                                                                                   | 0.48                                                                                                                                   | 0.30                                                                                                                                   | 1.19                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                     | UTTARA KANNADA                                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                                                     | 0.12                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.11                                                                                                                                   | 0.34                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                     | VIJAYANAGAR                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                                     | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.09                                                                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.23                                                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                                                     | VIJAYAPURA                                                                                                                             | 47                                                                                                                                     | 0.15                                                                                                                                   | 0.17                                                                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                                                                                   | 0.42                                                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                                                     | YADGIR                                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                                                     | 0.06                                                                                                                                   | 0.02                                                                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                                                                   | 0.13                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                                        | Grand Total                                                                                                                            | 1,541                                                                                                                                  | 6.24                                                                                                                                   | 7.48                                                                                                                                   | 7.51                                                                                                                                   | 21.23                                                                                                                                  |

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