Lok Sabha Question No. 3276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: PMBJP Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PMBJP Kendras

## 3276. Shri Anto Antony:

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

- (a) the total number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras opened during the last three years across the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of PMBJP that have been opened by women across the country during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the total value of sales at Maximum Retail Price (MRP) under PMBJP across the country during the last three financial years, State-wise and Year-wise; and
- (d) the total budget allocated for the PMBJP during the last three years alongwith the manner in which it has been utilized till date?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a):  Under  PMBJP,  a  total  of  16,912  Jan Aushdhi  Kendras  (JAKs)  have  been  opened  till 30.6.2025 across the country, of which 7,737 JAKs have been opened during the last three financial years. State- and Union-territory-wise number of JAKs opened during the last three financial years is at Annexure I.
- (b): Out of 7,737 JAKs opened during the last three financial years, 4,567 JAKs have been opened by women entrepreneurs across the country. State- and Union-territory-wise number of JAKs opened by women entrepreneurs during the last three financial years is at Annexure II.
- (c): Across  the  country,  total  sales  of  ₹  4,730.61  crore  MRP  value  have  been  made  under PMBJP during the last three financial years. State- and Union-territory-wise and financial-yearwise sales at MRP value are at Annexure III.
- (d):  Under  PMBJP,  the  figures  for  budget  allocation  and  utilisation  during  the  last  three financial years are as under:

|   S. No. | Financial year   |   Budget allocated (in crore ₹) |   Budget utilised (in crore ₹) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | 2022-23          |                           100   |                         100    |
|        2 | 2023-24          |                           110   |                         110    |
|        3 | 2024-25          |                           284.5 |                         182.73 |

The budget allocated is utilised for incentives to Jan Aushadhi Kendras, procurement of sanitary pads, awareness generation and other scheme expenses.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. NO. 3276 for answer on 8.8.2025, raised by Shri Anto Antony, regarding PMBJP Kendras

## State- and Union-territory-wise JAKs opened during last three financial years

| State / Union territory                  | Number of JAKs opened during the last three financial years   |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 184                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 7                                                             |
| Assam                                    | 89                                                            |
| Bihar                                    | 557                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 135                                                           |
| Goa                                      | 6                                                             |
| Gujarat                                  | 307                                                           |
| Haryana                                  | 236                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 14                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                | 79                                                            |
| Karnataka                                | 574                                                           |
| Kerala                                   | 625                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 335                                                           |
| Maharashtra                              | 200                                                           |
| Manipur                                  | 23                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                | 10                                                            |
| Mizoram                                  | 3                                                             |
| Nagaland                                 | 3                                                             |
| Odisha                                   | 354                                                           |
| Punjab                                   | 203                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                | 384                                                           |
| Sikkim                                   | 8                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 686                                                           |
| Telangana                                | 67                                                            |
| Tripura                                  | 4                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 1,684                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                              | 110                                                           |
| West Bengal                              | 475                                                           |
| Chandigarh                               | 7                                                             |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 5                                                             |
| Delhi                                    | 145                                                           |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 203                                                           |
| Lakshadweep                              | 1                                                             |
| Puducherry                               | 14                                                            |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. NO. 3276 for answer on 8.8.2025, raised by Shri Anto Antony, regarding PMBJP Kendras

## State- and Union-territory-wise JAKs opened by women entrepreneurs during the last three financial years

| State / Union territory                  |   Number of JAKs opened by women entrepreneurs during the last three years |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                           |                                                                         46 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                                                          3 |
| Assam                                    |                                                                         26 |
| Bihar                                    |                                                                        415 |
| Chhattisgarh                             |                                                                         52 |
| Goa                                      |                                                                          3 |
| Gujarat                                  |                                                                        138 |
| Haryana                                  |                                                                        156 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |                                                                         10 |
| Jharkhand                                |                                                                         47 |
| Karnataka                                |                                                                        301 |
| Kerala                                   |                                                                        499 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |                                                                        141 |
| Maharashtra                              |                                                                         94 |
| Manipur                                  |                                                                          6 |
| Meghalaya                                |                                                                          3 |
| Mizoram                                  |                                                                          1 |
| Odisha                                   |                                                                        279 |
| Punjab                                   |                                                                        115 |
| Rajasthan                                |                                                                        248 |
| Sikkim                                   |                                                                          3 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |                                                                        489 |
| Telangana                                |                                                                         35 |
| Tripura                                  |                                                                          3 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |                                                                        957 |
| Uttarakhand                              |                                                                         38 |
| West Bengal                              |                                                                        296 |
| Chandigarh                               |                                                                          6 |
| Delhi                                    |                                                                         96 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |                                                                         49 |
| Puducherry                               |                                                                          9 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                                                          3 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. NO. 3276 for answer on 8.8.2025, raised by Shri Anto Antony, regarding PMBJP Kendras

## State- and Union-territory-wise sales at MRP value (in crore ₹)

| State / Union territory                  |   Total sales at MRPvalue |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                           |                      4.12 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        |                      1.4  |
| Assam                                    |                     11.42 |
| Bihar                                    |                     39.24 |
| Chhattisgarh                             |                    333.65 |
| Goa                                      |                      0.27 |
| Gujarat                                  |                    105.08 |
| Haryana                                  |                     10.22 |
| Himachal Pradesh                         |                     23.02 |
| Jharkhand                                |                    302.27 |
| Karnataka                                |                    580.38 |
| Kerala                                   |                    636.03 |
| Madhya Pradesh                           |                     14.99 |
| Maharashtra                              |                     56.63 |
| Manipur                                  |                     24.67 |
| Meghalaya                                |                      4.19 |
| Mizoram                                  |                      1.13 |
| Nagaland                                 |                      1.58 |
| Odisha                                   |                    104.97 |
| Punjab                                   |                    190.78 |
| Rajasthan                                |                    212.02 |
| Sikkim                                   |                      0.04 |
| Tamil Nadu                               |                    445.51 |
| Telangana                                |                      3.85 |
| Tripura                                  |                      7.98 |
| Uttar Pradesh                            |                    742.07 |
| Uttarakhand                              |                    169.22 |
| West Bengal                              |                    362.58 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                      0.07 |
| Chandigarh                               |                     48.32 |
| Delhi                                    |                    135.27 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        |                    155.03 |
| Lakshadweep                              |                      2.12 |
| Puducherry                               |                      0.44 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                      0.02 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. NO. 3276 for answer on 8.8.2025, raised by Shri Anto Antony, regarding PMBJP Kendras

## Financial-year-wise sales at MRP value (in crore ₹)

| Financial year   | Total sales at MRPvalue   |
|------------------|---------------------------|
| FY2022-23        | 1,236.64                  |
| FY2023-24        | 1,471.50                  |
| FY2024-25        | 2,022.47                  |

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