Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dimple Yadav, Ramesh Bidhuri, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 56 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  February, 2024

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## 56. SHRIMATI DIMPLE YADAV:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

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

- (a) the present status of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) set up in the country, State/UT-wise including Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed to open JAKs in every village across the country and if so, the details thereof and action plan formulated to increase their number in rural areas, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the timeline fixed for opening JAKs in rural areas of the country and the estimated financial outlay for the said purpose;
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) so far across the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (e) the impact of PMBJP along with the targets set and achieved across the country; and
- (f) whether the Government is planning to include more medicines under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the functioning of PMBJPs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), 10454 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened till 31.12.2023 across the country covering 754 districts  out  of  785  districts  of  the  country,  of  which  07  PMBJKs  opened  in Mainpuri District of Uttar Pradesh. State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 31.12.2023 is enclosed as Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Government has set a target to open 25000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras  (PMBJKs)  by  31 st March,  2026  across  the  country.  PMBI  has  invited  online applications  from  all  districts  of  the  country.  This  process  will  facilitate  opening  of  Jan Aushadhi Kendras in block as well as district level.
- (d): There is no State/UT- wise specific allocations made under the scheme.
- (e):  In the last 9 years, sale of medicines done through Kendras has led to estimated savings of more than  Rs. 28,000 crore to the citizens as compared to the branded medicines.

Further, PMBJP is also providing good source of self-employment with sustainable and regular earnings and generated employment at various levels. This has provided direct source of sustainable employment for more than 21000 educated unemployed youths of the country by engaging them in the scheme.

Moreover, on an average 10 - 12 lakh people visit Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) daily and avail substantial benefits by saving their money.

As per the extant Vision targets, about 10,000 Kendras are to be opened in the country by 31.03.2024. Against the same, 10454 Kendras have been opened till 31.12.2023.

(f): The product basket of PMBJP comprises 1965 medicines and 293 surgicals/ consumables 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 like Ayuraksha Kit, Balraksha Kit and Ayush-64 tablet as Immunity boosters have been added in the product basket of the Pariyojana which is being made available through selected Kendras.

To improve the functioning of the Scheme, Information Technology (IT) enabled Endto-End supply chain system with Point-of-Sale (POS) application for value added services has been implemented in PMBJP. Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the  implementing  agency  of  PMBJP  has  Central  and  Regional  Warehouses  situated  at Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati and Surat to supply the drugs and surgical at Jan Aushadhi kendras, across the country. In addition to this, there are 36 State level distributors across the country to supply medicines to all Jan Aushadhi kendras.

Further,  a  mobile  application  'Janaushadhi  Sugam'  has  also  been  launched  for facilitating the general public by providing a digital platform at the tip of their fingers, by virtue of which they can avail a host of user-friendly options like - locate nearby PMBJK (direction guided through Google Maps), search Jan Aushadhi medicines, analyse product comparison of Generic vs Branded medicine in the form of MRP & overall Savings, etc.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 56 for  answer  on  02.02.2024  raised  by  SHRIMATI  DIMPLE  YADAV,  SHRI  RAMESH BIDHURI, SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO, DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened till 31.12.2023   | State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened till 31.12.2023   | State/UT- wise list of PMBJKs opened till 31.12.2023   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                 | Name of the State/UT                                   | Number of PMBJKs opened                                |
| 1                                                      | Andaman &Nicobar                                       | 9                                                      |
| 2                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 222                                                    |
| 3                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 31                                                     |
| 4                                                      | Assam                                                  | 123                                                    |
| 5                                                      | Bihar                                                  | 514                                                    |
| 6                                                      | Chandigarh                                             | 11                                                     |
| 7                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                           | 220                                                    |
| 8                                                      | Delhi                                                  | 415                                                    |
| 9                                                      | Goa                                                    | 13                                                     |
| 10                                                     | Gujarat                                                | 624                                                    |
| 11                                                     | Haryana                                                | 291                                                    |
| 12                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 66                                                     |
| 13                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                      | 255                                                    |
| 14                                                     | Jharkhand                                              | 101                                                    |
| 15                                                     | Karnataka                                              | 1158                                                   |
| 16                                                     | Kerala                                                 | 975                                                    |
| 17                                                     | Ladakh                                                 | 2                                                      |
| 18                                                     | Lakshadeep *                                           | 0                                                      |
| 19                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                         | 332                                                    |
| 20                                                     | Maharashtra                                            | 587                                                    |
| 21                                                     | Manipur                                                | 38                                                     |
| 22                                                     | Meghalaya                                              | 18                                                     |
| 23                                                     | Mizoram                                                | 12                                                     |
| 24                                                     | Nagaland                                               | 20                                                     |
| 25                                                     | Odisha                                                 | 488                                                    |
| 26                                                     | Puducherry                                             | 24                                                     |
| 27                                                     | Punjab                                                 | 343                                                    |
| 28                                                     | Rajasthan                                              | 237                                                    |
| 29                                                     | Sikkim                                                 | 6                                                      |
| 30                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                             | 902                                                    |
| 31                                                     | Telangana                                              | 192                                                    |
| 32                                                     | DNH&D&D                                                | 35                                                     |
| 33                                                     | Tripura                                                | 25                                                     |
| 34                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | 1595                                                   |
| 35                                                     | Uttarakhand                                            | 228                                                    |
| 36                                                     | West Bengal                                            | 342                                                    |
|                                                        | Total                                                  | 10, 454                                                |

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