Lok Sabha Question No. 2017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Backward and SC/ST Areas
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  August, 2024

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Backward and SC/ST Areas

## †2017 Shri Arun Kumar Sagar:

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

- (a)  the  names  of  the  places  where  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  have  been  set  up  in  the  country particularly in backward and SC/ST dominated areas;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to set up Jan Aushadhi Stores particularly in SC/ST dominated areas across the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is a proposal to set up the said stores in backward and SC/ST dominated Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Uttar Pradesh; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a):  Under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi  Pariyojana  (PMBJP),  12,616  Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened till 30.06.2024 across the country,  of  which,  766  Kendras  have  been  opened  in  aspirational  districts,  which  covers backward and SC/ST dominated areas.   State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 30.06.2024 is enclosed as Annexure-I .  State/UT wise list of PMBJKs opened in the aspirational districts of the country is attached as Annexure-II.

(b) to (e): There is no State/UT, region, category/Constituency-wise allocation for opening of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs). The Government has set a target of opening  25,000  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi  Kendras  across  the  country  by 31.03.2027. Applicants from all states/UTs may apply for opening of PMBJKs.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2017 for answer on 02.08.2024 raised by Shri Arun Kumar Sagar regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Backward and SC/ST Areas

| State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 30.06.2024   | State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 30.06.2024   | State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 30.06.2024   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                   | Name of the State/UT                                                      | Number of PMBJK opened                                                    |
| 1                                                                         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                                               | 9                                                                         |
| 2                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 262                                                                       |
| 3                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 32                                                                        |
| 4                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 150                                                                       |
| 5                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 638                                                                       |
| 6                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                | 12                                                                        |
| 7                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 202                                                                       |
| 8                                                                         | Delhi                                                                     | 465                                                                       |
| 9                                                                         | Goa                                                                       | 14                                                                        |
| 10                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                   | 682                                                                       |
| 11                                                                        | Haryana                                                                   | 347                                                                       |
| 12                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 74                                                                        |
| 13                                                                        | Jammu And Kashmir                                                         | 299                                                                       |
| 14                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 120                                                                       |
| 15                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 1225                                                                      |
| 16                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 1228                                                                      |
| 17                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                    | 2                                                                         |
| 18                                                                        | Lakshwadeep*                                                              | 1                                                                         |
| 19                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 403                                                                       |
| 20                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 675                                                                       |
| 21                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 48                                                                        |
| 22                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 19                                                                        |
| 23                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 13                                                                        |
| 24                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 20                                                                        |
| 25                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 556                                                                       |
| 26                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                | 28                                                                        |
| 27                                                                        | Punjab                                                                    | 432                                                                       |
| 28                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 374                                                                       |
| 29                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 9                                                                         |
| 30                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 1107                                                                      |
| 31                                                                        | Telangana                                                                 | 180                                                                       |
| 32                                                                        | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                    | 37                                                                        |
| 33                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 26                                                                        |
| 34                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 2210                                                                      |
| 35                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 284                                                                       |
| 36                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 433                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                               | Grand Total                                                               | 12,616                                                                    |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2017 for answer on 02.08.2024 raised by Shri Arun Kumar Sagar regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Backward and SC/ST Areas

|   S. No. | State/UT          | District      |   No. of PMBJKs |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Vizianagaram  |               4 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Visakhapatnam |               6 |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Y.S.R. Kadapa |               3 |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Namsai        |               1 |
|        5 | Assam             | Goalpara      |               1 |
|        6 | Assam             | Barpeta       |               4 |
|        7 | Assam             | Hailakandi    |               5 |
|        8 | Assam             | Baksa         |               1 |
|        9 | Assam             | Darrang       |               4 |
|       10 | Assam             | Udalguri      |               2 |
|       11 | Assam             | Dhubri        |               2 |
|       12 | Bihar             | Sitamarhi     |              20 |
|       13 | Bihar             | Araria        |               1 |
|       14 | Bihar             | Purnia        |               3 |
|       15 | Bihar             | Katihar       |               4 |
|       16 | Bihar             | Muzaffarpur   |              57 |
|       17 | Bihar             | Begusarai     |              29 |
|       18 | Bihar             | Khagaria      |               3 |
|       19 | Bihar             | Banka         |               2 |
|       20 | Bihar             | Sheikhpura    |               4 |
|       21 | Bihar             | Aurangabad    |              20 |
|       22 | Bihar             | Gaya          |              23 |
|       23 | Bihar             | Nawada        |              12 |
|       24 | Bihar             | Jamui         |               3 |
|       25 | Chhattisgarh      | Korba         |               7 |
|       26 | Chhattisgarh      | Rajnandgaon   |               9 |
|       27 | Chhattisgarh      | Mahasamund    |               8 |
|       28 | Chhattisgarh      | Kanker        |               2 |
|       29 | Chhattisgarh      | Narayanpur    |               2 |
|       30 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada     |               1 |
|       31 | Chhattisgarh      | Bijapur       |               2 |
|       32 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar        |               8 |
|       33 | Chhattisgarh      | Kondagaon     |               2 |
|       34 | Chhattisgarh      | Sukma         |               1 |
|       35 | Gujarat           | Dahod         |               3 |
|       36 | Gujarat           | Narmada       |               2 |
|       37 | Haryana           | Mewat         |               2 |
|       38 | Himachal Pradesh  | Chamba        |               4 |
|       39 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Kupwara       |              13 |
|       40 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Baramulla     |              15 |

|   41 | Jharkhand      | Garhwa              |   2 |
|------|----------------|---------------------|-----|
|   42 | Jharkhand      | Chatra              |   1 |
|   43 | Jharkhand      | Giridih             |   5 |
|   44 | Jharkhand      | Godda               |   2 |
|   45 | Jharkhand      | Sahibganj           |   1 |
|   46 | Jharkhand      | Pakur               |   1 |
|   47 | Jharkhand      | Bokaro              |  15 |
|   48 | Jharkhand      | Lohardaga           |   1 |
|   49 | Jharkhand      | Purbi Singhbhum     |   5 |
|   50 | Jharkhand      | Palamu              |   3 |
|   51 | Jharkhand      | Latehar             |   3 |
|   52 | Jharkhand      | Hazaribagh          |   5 |
|   53 | Jharkhand      | Ramgarh             |   4 |
|   54 | Jharkhand      | Dumka               |   3 |
|   55 | Jharkhand      | Ranchi              |  17 |
|   56 | Jharkhand      | Khunti              |   1 |
|   57 | Jharkhand      | Gumla               |   2 |
|   58 | Jharkhand      | Simdega             |   2 |
|   59 | Jharkhand      | Pashchimi Singhbhum |   2 |
|   60 | Karnataka      | Raichur             |  21 |
|   61 | Karnataka      | Yadgir              |   9 |
|   62 | Kerala         | Wayanad             |  20 |
|   63 | Madhya Pradesh | Chhatarpur          |  14 |
|   64 | Madhya Pradesh | Damoh               |   4 |
|   65 | Madhya Pradesh | Barwani             |   6 |
|   66 | Madhya Pradesh | Rajgarh             |   3 |
|   67 | Madhya Pradesh | Vidisha             |   3 |
|   68 | Madhya Pradesh | Guna                |   1 |
|   69 | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli           |   4 |
|   70 | Madhya Pradesh | Khandwa             |   2 |
|   71 | Maharashtra    | Nandurbar           |   3 |
|   72 | Maharashtra    | Washim              |   7 |
|   73 | Maharashtra    | Gadchiroli          |   1 |
|   74 | Maharashtra    | Osmanabad           |  14 |
|   75 | Manipur        | Chandel             |   2 |
|   76 | Meghalaya      | Ribhoi              |   2 |
|   77 | Mizoram        | Mamit               |   1 |
|   78 | Nagaland       | Kiphire             |   2 |
|   79 | Odisha         | Dhenkanal           |  16 |
|   80 | Odisha         | Gajapati            |   2 |
|   81 | Odisha         | Kandhamal           |   1 |
|   82 | Odisha         | Balangir            |   9 |
|   83 | Odisha         | Kalahandi           |   2 |
|   84 | Odisha         | Rayagada            |   3 |
|   85 | Odisha         | Koraput             |   2 |
|   86 | Odisha         | Malkangiri          |   2 |
|   87 | Odisha         | Nabarangpur         |   1 |
|   88 | Odisha         | Nuapada             |   2 |

| 89   | Punjab        | Moga                 |   10 |
|------|---------------|----------------------|------|
| 90   | Punjab        | Firozpur             |   10 |
| 91   | Rajasthan     | Dholpur              |    3 |
| 92   | Rajasthan     | Karauli              |    2 |
| 93   | Rajasthan     | Jaisalmer            |    3 |
| 94   | Rajasthan     | Sirohi               |    2 |
| 95   | Rajasthan     | Baran                |    1 |
| 96   | Sikkim        | West Sikkim          |    0 |
| 97   | Tamil Nadu    | Virudhunagar         |   16 |
| 98   | Tamil Nadu    | Ramanathapuram       |    9 |
| 99   | Telangana     | Asifabad             |    3 |
| 100  | Telangana     | Bhoopalapally        |    2 |
| 101  | Telangana     | Bhadradri-Kothagudem |    2 |
| 102  | Tripura       | Dhalai               |    2 |
| 103  | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot           |    3 |
| 104  | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur             |   15 |
| 105  | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich             |   14 |
| 106  | Uttar Pradesh | Shrawasti            |    3 |
| 107  | Uttar Pradesh | Balrampur            |   11 |
| 108  | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharthnagar       |    7 |
| 109  | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli            |   21 |
| 110  | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra            |   15 |
| 111  | Uttarakhand   | Udham Singh Nagar    |   31 |
| 112  | Uttarakhand   | Haridwar             |   52 |
|      | Grand Total   | Grand Total          |  766 |

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