Lok Sabha Question No. 1343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Availability of Generic Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  February, 2024

## Availability of Generic Drugs

## †1343. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any special scheme for the availability of generic drugs at cheaper prices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  distribution  centres  are  being  established  to  ensure  the  availability  of  drugs  at cheaper prices in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of such distribution centres in Gujarat specially in Dahod district?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): With a view to achieve the objective of making quality generic medicines available at  affordable  prices  to  all,  'Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi  Pariyojana  (PMBJP)  was launched  by  the  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals,  Ministry  of  Chemicals  &  Fertilizers, Government of India.  Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) are opened all over the country to provide generic medicines to the masses.

- (c) to (d): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), till 31.01.2024, 10,624 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened across the country, which make generic medicines available to people at cheaper cost. State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country is enclosed as Annexure.
- (e): As on 31.01.2024,  628 Kendras have been opened in the State of Gujarat including 05 kendras in Dahod district.

Statement referred to in reply to part (c & d) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 1343 for answer on 09.02.2024 raised by SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR regarding Availability of Generic Drugs

| State/UT- wise PMBJKs opened as on 31.01.2024   | State/UT- wise PMBJKs opened as on 31.01.2024   | State/UT- wise PMBJKs opened as on 31.01.2024   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                         | Name of the State/UT                            | Number of PMBJKs                                |
| 1                                               | Andaman &Nicobar                                | 9                                               |
| 2                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 225                                             |
| 3                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                               | 30                                              |
| 4                                               | Assam                                           | 121                                             |
| 5                                               | Bihar                                           | 517                                             |
| 6                                               | Chandigarh                                      | 11                                              |
| 7                                               | Chhattisgarh                                    | 223                                             |
| 8                                               | Delhi                                           | 405                                             |
| 9                                               | Goa                                             | 14                                              |
| 10                                              | Gujarat                                         | 628                                             |
| 11                                              | Haryana                                         | 296                                             |
| 12                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                | 70                                              |
| 13                                              | Jammu and Kashmir                               | 280                                             |
| 14                                              | Jharkhand                                       | 106                                             |
| 15                                              | Karnataka                                       | 1082                                            |
| 16                                              | Kerala                                          | 979                                             |
| 17                                              | Ladakh                                          | 2                                               |
| 18                                              | Lakshadeep *                                    | 0                                               |
| 19                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 342                                             |
| 20                                              | Maharashtra                                     | 606                                             |
| 21                                              | Manipur                                         | 42                                              |
| 22                                              | Meghalaya                                       | 19                                              |
| 23                                              | Mizoram                                         | 12                                              |
| 24                                              | Nagaland                                        | 20                                              |
| 25                                              | Odisha                                          | 504                                             |
| 26                                              | Puducherry                                      | 25                                              |
| 27                                              | Punjab                                          | 348                                             |
| 28                                              | Rajasthan                                       | 251                                             |
| 29                                              | Sikkim                                          | 7                                               |
| 30                                              | Tamil Nadu                                      | 913                                             |
| 31                                              | Telangana                                       | 194                                             |
| 32                                              | DNH&D&D                                         | 35                                              |
| 33                                              | Tripura                                         | 25                                              |
| 34                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 1691                                            |
| 35                                              | Uttarakhand                                     | 234                                             |
| 36                                              | West Bengal                                     | 358                                             |
| Total                                           | Total                                           | 10,624                                          |

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