Lok Sabha Question No. 2606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Products under PMBJAKs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2606 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 th  August, 2023

## Products under PMBJAKs

## 2606. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has details of the product basket of PM Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJAKs);
- (b) the details of the drugs, surgical instruments and products like protein powders which are provided through the said schemes in the last nine years to till date, State-wise;
- (c) whether medicines have been supplied under PMBJAKs in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether there is shortage in supply of medicines due to which individuals/companies have made request to the Government to give permission to the applications for regional centres in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): With an objective to provide quality generic medicines at affordable prices to all citizens,  especially  the  poor and the deprived ones, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) has been launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals.  wherein about 9,668 dedicated outlets known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened till 31.07.2023. The Scheme is implemented through Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), a society under the aegis of the department. The product basket of PMBJP presently comprises about 1,800 medicines and 285 surgical devices covering all major therapeutic groups such as Cardiovascular, Anti-cancers, Anit-diabetics, Anti-infectives,  Anti-allergic,  Gastro-intestinal  medicines,  etc.   In  addition  to  this,  various nutraceutical  products  like  Protein  Powder,  Malt-based  Food  Supplements,  etc.  and  some AYUSH products as Immunity boosters have been added to the product basket.  The detailed product portfolio is available at PMBI's website, viz., www.janaushadhi.gov.in. The financial year- wise growth in product basket of medicines and surgical products are as under:

| Financial Year               |   Number of Medicines | Number of Surgical items   |   Total |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
| 2014-2015                    |                   361 | --                         |     361 |
| 2015-2016                    |                   361 | --                         |     361 |
| 2016-2017                    |                   400 | 88                         |     488 |
| 2017-2018                    |                   600 | 154                        |     600 |
| 2018-2019                    |                   800 | 154                        |     700 |
| 2019-2020                    |                   900 | 154                        |    1054 |
| 2020-2021                    |                  1450 | 204                        |    1654 |
| 2021-2022                    |                  1616 | 250                        |    1866 |
| 2022-2023                    |                  1759 | 280                        |    2039 |
| 2023-2024 (As on 31.07.2023) |                  1800 | 285                        |    2085 |

(c) to (e): Medicines are supplied by PMBI to individual Kendras through a strong network of four warehouses and 36 distributors across the country and there has been no substantial delay or  shortage  in  their  supply.   The  availability  of  medicines  is  ensured  by  PMBI  through implementation of an Information Technology (IT) enabled End-to-End supply chain system and SAP based inventory management system.

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