Lok Sabha Question No. 698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Janaushadhi Kendras in Rural Areas
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 698 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  July, 2024

## Janaushadhi Kendras in Rural Areas

## 698 Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to open Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) in every Gram Panchayat across the country, including Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action plan formulated to increase their number in rural areas, State/UT-wise including Karnataka;
- (c) the present status of JAKs set up in the State of Karnataka, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to include more medicines in JAKs across the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the functioning of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(MS. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) & (b): Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), Government has set a target to open 25,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) by 31 st March, 2027 across the country.

Accordingly, online applications have been invited from all over the country, including Karnataka. Entrepreneurs are free to open Kendras as per their choice in rural as well as urban areas.

In order to enhance rural coverage, PMBJKs are being opened in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to maximize benefits of PMBJ Kendras in interior parts of the country. Till 30.06.2024, 574 PMBJ Kendras have been opened in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) across the country. Out of which 17 PMBJ Kendras have been opened in Karnataka.

(c): Till  30.06.2024,  total  1,225  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  have  been  opened  in  the  State  of Karnataka. District-wise list of PMBJKs opened in Karnataka is enclosed as Annexure.

(d) & (e): Under PMBJP, 2047 medicines and 300 surgical and medical consumables have been brought under the product basket for wider availability. To improve the functioning of PMBJP, Minimum Stocking mandate is being implemented for Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras. Stocking mandate requires availability of 200 medicines at theses Kendras, which covers top 100 selling medicines of PMBJP product basket and 100 fast selling medicines in the market.

For smooth supply and products availability, an IT-enabled End to End Supply Chain system has also been implemented. It comprises one central warehouse at Gurugram and four regional warehouses at Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati & Surat. Further, 36 distributors have also been appointed across States/UTs to strengthen the supply chain system.

Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 698 for  answer  on  26.07.2024  raised  by  Shri  Govind  Makthappa  Karjol  regarding Janaushadhi Kendras in Rural Areas

| District-wise list of PMBJKs opened in Karnataka till 30.06.2024   | District-wise list of PMBJKs opened in Karnataka till 30.06.2024   | District-wise list of PMBJKs opened in Karnataka till 30.06.2024   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                            | Name of the District                                               | Number of PMBJKs Opened                                            |
| 1                                                                  | Bagalkote                                                          | 26                                                                 |
| 2                                                                  | Ballari                                                            | 23                                                                 |
| 3                                                                  | Belagavi                                                           | 20                                                                 |
| 4                                                                  | Bengaluru Rural                                                    | 29                                                                 |
| 5                                                                  | Bengaluru Urban                                                    | 353                                                                |
| 6                                                                  | Bidar                                                              | 23                                                                 |
| 7                                                                  | Chamarajanagara                                                    | 12                                                                 |
| 8                                                                  | Chikkaballapura                                                    | 12                                                                 |
| 9                                                                  | Chikkamagaluru                                                     | 21                                                                 |
| 10                                                                 | Chitradurga                                                        | 18                                                                 |
| 11                                                                 | Dakshina Kannada                                                   | 105                                                                |
| 12                                                                 | Davangere                                                          | 33                                                                 |
| 13                                                                 | Dharwad                                                            | 40                                                                 |
| 14                                                                 | Gadag                                                              | 14                                                                 |
| 15                                                                 | Hassan                                                             | 21                                                                 |
| 16                                                                 | Haveri                                                             | 33                                                                 |
| 17                                                                 | Kalaburagi                                                         | 27                                                                 |
| 18                                                                 | Kodagu                                                             | 19                                                                 |
| 19                                                                 | Kolar                                                              | 16                                                                 |
| 20                                                                 | Koppal                                                             | 21                                                                 |
| 21                                                                 | Mandya                                                             | 41                                                                 |
| 22                                                                 | Mysuru                                                             | 66                                                                 |
| 23                                                                 | Raichur                                                            | 23                                                                 |
| 24                                                                 | Ramanagara                                                         | 14                                                                 |
| 25                                                                 | Shivamogga                                                         | 34                                                                 |
| 26                                                                 | Tumakuru                                                           | 36                                                                 |
| 27                                                                 | Udupi                                                              | 61                                                                 |
| 28                                                                 | Uttara Kannada                                                     | 25                                                                 |
| 29                                                                 | Vijayanagar                                                        | 8                                                                  |
| 30                                                                 | Vijayapura                                                         | 39                                                                 |
| 31                                                                 | Yadgir                                                             | 12                                                                 |
| Total                                                              | Total                                                              | 1225                                                               |

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