Lok Sabha Question No. 3299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: PMBJP in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PMBJP in Madhya Pradesh

## 3299. Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Pariyojana  (PMBJP)  to  provide  affordable  generic  medicines,  especially  in  the  State  of Madhya Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has established Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the State of Madhya Pradesh including Katni and Panna districts and Khajuraho Lok Sabha Constituency;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken to ensure the success of the scheme; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken to address the issue?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a):  Government  is  implementing  PMBJP  to  make  quality  generic  medicines  available  at affordable prices across the country, including in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) are opened to provide medicines  at  prices  that  are  about  50%  to  80%  cheaper  than  those  of  leading  branded medicines in the market.
- (b)  to  (d):  A  total  of  592  JAKs  have  been  opened  till  30.6.2025  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh.  Khajuraho  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  is  comprised  of  parts  of  Katni,  Panna  and Chhatarpur districts. There are nine JAKs in Katni district, four in Panna district and 25 in Chhatarpur district. District-wise details of JAKs opened in the State of Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure and additional details may be accessed on Internet using the link https://janaushadhi.gov.in/locate-kendra and selecting Madhya Pradesh as the State.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. NO. 3299 for answer on 8.8.2025, raised by Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma, regarding PMBJP in Madhya Pradesh

## District-wise number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) opened in the State of Madhya Pradesh till 30.6.2025

|   S. No. | District              |   Number of JAKs |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Agar-Malwa            |                5 |
|        2 | Alirajpur             |                2 |
|        3 | Anuppur               |                8 |
|        4 | Ashoknagar            |                3 |
|        5 | Balaghat              |                9 |
|        6 | Barwani               |                9 |
|        7 | Betul                 |                8 |
|        8 | Bhind                 |                3 |
|        9 | Bhopal                |               32 |
|       10 | Burhanpur             |                5 |
|       11 | Chhatarpur            |               25 |
|       12 | Chhindwara            |                9 |
|       13 | Damoh                 |                8 |
|       14 | Datia                 |                3 |
|       15 | Dewas                 |               21 |
|       16 | Dhar                  |               17 |
|       17 | Dindori               |                2 |
|       18 | Guna                  |                3 |
|       19 | Gwalior               |               31 |
|       20 | Harda                 |                4 |
|       21 | Indore                |               96 |
|       22 | Jabalpur              |               29 |
|       23 | Jhabua                |                4 |
|       24 | Katni                 |                9 |
|       25 | Khandwa (East Nimar)  |                5 |
|       26 | Khargone (West Nimar) |               11 |
|       27 | Maihar                |                1 |
|       28 | Mandla                |                9 |
|       29 | Mandsaur              |               14 |
|       30 | Mauganj               |                3 |
|       31 | Morena                |                6 |
|       32 | Narmadapuram          |                7 |
|       33 | Narsimhapur           |                8 |
|       34 | Neemuch               |               11 |

| 35    | Niwari    |   2 |
|-------|-----------|-----|
| 36    | Pandhurna |   1 |
| 37    | Panna     |   4 |
| 38    | Raisen    |   6 |
| 39    | Rajgarh   |   6 |
| 40    | Ratlam    |  25 |
| 41    | Rewa      |  13 |
| 42    | Sagar     |  16 |
| 43    | Satna     |   7 |
| 44    | Sehore    |  11 |
| 45    | Seoni     |   6 |
| 46    | Shahdol   |   6 |
| 47    | Shajapur  |   9 |
| 48    | Sheopur   |   3 |
| 49    | Shivpuri  |   5 |
| 50    | Sidhi     |   4 |
| 51    | Singrauli |   7 |
| 52    | Tikamgarh |   5 |
| 53    | Ujjain    |  26 |
| 54    | Umaria    |   3 |
| 55    | Vidisha   |   7 |
| Total | Total     | 592 |

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