Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Anil Firojiya

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  February, 2023

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## 244. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a) the number of functional Jan Aushadhi Kendras, State-wise particularly in Gujarat;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish more Jan Aushadhi stores in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  budget  expenditure  on  Janaushadhi  Kendras  in  the  last  five  years,  year-wise  and Statewise;
- (d) the total number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras proposed to be opened in 2023 in the country;
- (e) the likely increase in the number of such outlets in 2024 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken any steps towards improving menstrual health of women through these Janaushadhi stores and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): About 9,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have been opened  across  the  country  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Jan  Aushadhi  Pariyojana (PMBJP) till 31.12.2022, including 516 PMBJKs in Gujarat. State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs is enclosed as Annexure. A target of opening 10,000 PMBJKs in the country by March 2024 has been kept, but there is no State specific target.

- (c): No State/UT specific budget allocations are made under the scheme. The details of total funds sanctioned/ utilized during the last five financial years is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   |   Funds Sanctioned/Utilized (Rs. In Cr.) |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2017-18          |                                    47.64 |
|         2 | 2018-19          |                                    42.5  |
|         3 | 2019-20          |                                    35.51 |
|         4 | 2020-21          |                                    65    |
|         5 | 2021-22          |                                    68.5  |

(d) & (e):  The target is set at 9,300 PMBJKs by March, 2023 and 10,000 PMBJKs by March, 2024.

- (f): In order to ensure easy availability of the menstrual health services at affordable prices for women, Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins at Rs. 1/- per pad are being made available through PMBJKs opened across the country. Till 31.12.2022, over 32.49 crore Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Pads have been sold through these Kendras.

Statement referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 244 for answer on 03.02.2023 raised by SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA, SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY, SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA regarding Jan Aushadhi Kendras

| State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 31.12.2022   | State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 31.12.2022   | State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country till 31.12.2022   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                  | Name of the State/UT                                                     | No. of PMBJK opened                                                      |
| 1                                                                        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                                              | 9                                                                        |
| 2                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 143                                                                      |
| 3                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 29                                                                       |
| 4                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 106                                                                      |
| 5                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 350                                                                      |
| 6                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                               | 9                                                                        |
| 7                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | 200                                                                      |
| 8                                                                        | Delhi                                                                    | 385                                                                      |
| 9                                                                        | Goa                                                                      | 11                                                                       |
| 10                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                  | 516                                                                      |
| 11                                                                       | Haryana                                                                  | 222                                                                      |
| 12                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 60                                                                       |
| 13                                                                       | Jammu And Kashmir                                                        | 218                                                                      |
| 14                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 84                                                                       |
| 15                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 1020                                                                     |
| 16                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 977                                                                      |
| 17                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                   | 2                                                                        |
| 18                                                                       | Lakshwadeep*                                                             | 0                                                                        |
| 19                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 269                                                                      |
| 20                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 634                                                                      |
| 21                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 35                                                                       |
| 22                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 16                                                                       |
| 23                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | 12                                                                       |
| 24                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 19                                                                       |
| 25                                                                       | Odisha                                                                   | 386                                                                      |
| 26                                                                       | Puducherry                                                               | 20                                                                       |
| 27                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 313                                                                      |
| 28                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                | 143                                                                      |
| 29                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                   | 3                                                                        |
| 30                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 846                                                                      |
| 31                                                                       | Telangana                                                                | 177                                                                      |
| 32                                                                       | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                   | 35                                                                       |
| 33                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 25                                                                       |
| 34                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 1276                                                                     |
| 35                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 223                                                                      |
| 36                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | 227                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                              | Grand Total                                                              | 9000                                                                     |

* Medicines are directly supplied to the Administration of Union Territory of Lakshwadeep.

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