Lok Sabha Question No. 859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Janaushadhi Kendras in West Bengal
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 859 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## Janaushadhi Kendras in West Bengal

## 859. Shri Jagannath Sarkar:

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

- (a) the entire list of blocks in West Bengal that currently do not have a Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK);
- (b)  the  number  of  PMBJKs  established  in  West  Bengal  during  financial  year  2024-25, districtwise, and the targets set for the upcoming financial year; and
- (c)  the  measures  in  place  to  promote  awareness  about  PMBJKs  among the public in  West Bengal, and to encourage entrepreneurs and organizations to open new Kendras in unserved blocks?

## ANSWER

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

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 15,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened till date across the country, including 617 in the West Bengal, covering 171 blocks out of a total of 345 blocks in the State. The list of 174 uncovered blocks in the State is at Annex I .
- (b): A total of 259 JAKs have been opened till 31.1.2025 in the financial year 2024-25 in the State  of  West  Bengal.  District-wise  number  of  JAKs  opened  in  the  State  during  the  said financial year is at Annex II .

The Government has decided to open 20,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country by 31.3.2026. There was no State-wise or district-wise target.

- (c):  To spread awareness about the scheme, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India, the scheme implementing agency, on an ongoing basis, takes, among other things, the following measures:
- (i) Issuance of advertisements in various modes, such as the print media, radio, TV, cinema, hoardings, branding of bus queue shelters and buses, auto wrapping and TV screens at Common Service Centres;
- (ii) Outreach  through  social  media  platforms,  such  as  Facebook,  X,  Instagram  and YouTube; and
- (iii) Celebration of Jan Aushadhi Diwas on the 7 th of March every year.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 859 for  answer  on  7.2.2025,  raised  by  Shri  Jagannath  Sarkar,  regarding  Janaushadhi Kendras in West Bengal

## List of uncovered blocks of West Bengal under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme

|   Sl. No. | District Name    | Uncovered Blocks   |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Alipurduar       | Alipurduar-II      |
|         2 | Alipurduar       | Falakata           |
|         3 | Alipurduar       | Kalchini           |
|         4 | Alipurduar       | Kumargram          |
|         5 | Bankura          | Bankura-II         |
|         6 | Bankura          | Chhatna            |
|         7 | Bankura          | Gangajal Ghati     |
|         8 | Bankura          | Hirbandh           |
|         9 | Bankura          | Indpur             |
|        10 | Bankura          | Indus              |
|        11 | Bankura          | Jaypur             |
|        12 | Bankura          | Onda               |
|        13 | Bankura          | Patrasayer         |
|        14 | Bankura          | Raipur-I           |
|        15 | Bankura          | Simlapal           |
|        16 | Birbhum          | Dubrajpur          |
|        17 | Birbhum          | Illambazar         |
|        18 | Birbhum          | Khoyrasol          |
|        19 | Birbhum          | Labpur             |
|        20 | Birbhum          | Mayureswar-I       |
|        21 | Birbhum          | Mayureswar-II      |
|        22 | Birbhum          | Mohammad Bazar     |
|        23 | Birbhum          | Murarai-I          |
|        24 | Birbhum          | Murarai-II         |
|        25 | Birbhum          | Nalhati-I          |
|        26 | Birbhum          | Nalhati-II         |
|        27 | Birbhum          | Rajnagar           |
|        28 | Birbhum          | Sainthia           |
|        29 | Birbhum          | Suri-I             |
|        30 | Birbhum          | Suri-II            |
|        31 | Cooch Behar      | Coochbehar I       |
|        32 | Cooch Behar      | Cooch Behar II     |
|        33 | Cooch Behar      | Dinhata-II         |
|        34 | Cooch Behar      | Mathabhanga-I      |
|        35 | Cooch Behar      | Sitai              |
|        36 | Cooch Behar      | Sitalkuchi         |
|        37 | Cooch Behar      | Tufanganj-II       |
|        38 | Dakshin Dinajpur | Balurghat          |
|        39 | Dakshin Dinajpur | Gangarampur        |

|   40 | Dakshin Dinajpur   | Harirampur               |
|------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|   41 | Dakshin Dinajpur   | Hili                     |
|   42 | Dakshin Dinajpur   | Kumarganj                |
|   43 | Dakshin Dinajpur   | Kushmandi                |
|   44 | Dakshin Dinajpur   | Tapan                    |
|   45 | Darjeeling         | Jore Bunglow-Sukiapokhri |
|   46 | Darjeeling         | Kharibari                |
|   47 | Darjeeling         | Kurseong                 |
|   48 | Darjeeling         | Mirik                    |
|   49 | Darjeeling         | Rangli Rangliot          |
|   50 | Hooghly            | Balagarh                 |
|   51 | Hooghly            | Polba-Dadpur             |
|   52 | Howrah             | Bagnan-II                |
|   53 | Jalpaiguri         | Banarhat                 |
|   54 | Jalpaiguri         | Kranti                   |
|   55 | Jalpaiguri         | Matiali                  |
|   56 | Jalpaiguri         | Maynaguri                |
|   57 | Jalpaiguri         | Nagrakata                |
|   58 | Jhargram           | Binpur-I                 |
|   59 | Jhargram           | Binpur-II                |
|   60 | Jhargram           | Gopiballavpur-I          |
|   61 | Jhargram           | Gopiballav Pur -II       |
|   62 | Jhargram           | Jambani                  |
|   63 | Jhargram           | Nayagram                 |
|   64 | Kalimpong          | Gorubathan               |
|   65 | Kalimpong          | Lava                     |
|   66 | Kalimpong          | Pedong                   |
|   67 | Malda              | Bamongola                |
|   68 | Malda              | Chanchal-II              |
|   69 | Malda              | Habibpur                 |
|   70 | Malda              | Harishchandrapur-I       |
|   71 | Malda              | Harishchandrapur-II      |
|   72 | Malda              | Kaliachak-I              |
|   73 | Malda              | Kaliachak-III            |
|   74 | Malda              | Manikchak                |
|   75 | Malda              | Old Malda                |
|   76 | Malda              | Ratua-II                 |
|   77 | Murshidabad        | Beldanga-I               |
|   78 | Murshidabad        | Bhagabangola-Ii          |
|   79 | Murshidabad        | Bharatpur-I              |
|   80 | Murshidabad        | Bharatpur-II             |
|   81 | Murshidabad        | Burwan                   |
|   82 | Murshidabad        | Hariharpara              |
|   83 | Murshidabad        | Jalangi                  |
|   84 | Murshidabad        | Kandi                    |
|   85 | Murshidabad        | Khargram                 |
|   86 | Murshidabad        | Lalgola                  |
|   87 | Murshidabad        | Murshidabad-Jiagunj      |
|   88 | Murshidabad        | Nabagram                 |

|   89 | Murshidabad       | Nawda            |
|------|-------------------|------------------|
|   90 | Murshidabad       | Raghunathganj-II |
|   91 | Murshidabad       | Raninagar-II     |
|   92 | Murshidabad       | Sagardighi       |
|   93 | Murshidabad       | Shamsherganj     |
|   94 | Murshidabad       | Suti-I           |
|   95 | Murshidabad       | Suti-II          |
|   96 | Nadia             | Chapra           |
|   97 | Nadia             | Hanskhali        |
|   98 | Nadia             | Kaliganj         |
|   99 | Nadia             | Karimpur-II      |
|  100 | Nadia             | Krishnaganj      |
|  101 | Nadia             | Ranaghat-II      |
|  102 | Nadia             | Tehatta-I        |
|  103 | Nadia             | Tehatta-II       |
|  104 | North 24 Parganas | Amdanga          |
|  105 | North 24 Parganas | Bagda            |
|  106 | North 24 Parganas | Haroa            |
|  107 | North 24 Parganas | Hingalganj       |
|  108 | North 24 Parganas | Sandeshkhali-I   |
|  109 | North 24 Parganas | Sandeshkhali-II  |
|  111 | Paschim Bardhaman | Barabani         |
|  112 | Paschim Bardhaman | Jamuria          |
|  113 | Paschim Medinipur | Dantan-I         |
|  114 | Paschim Medinipur | Dantan-II        |
|  115 | Paschim Medinipur | Daspur-II        |
|  116 | Paschim Medinipur | Garbeta-II       |
|  117 | Paschim Medinipur | Mohanpur         |
|  118 | Paschim Medinipur | Narayangarh      |
|  119 | Paschim Medinipur | Pingla           |
|  120 | Paschim Medinipur | Salbani          |
|  121 | Purba Bardhaman   | Ausgram-I        |
|  122 | Purba Bardhaman   | Ausgram-II       |
|  123 | Purba Bardhaman   | Galsi -I         |
|  124 | Purba Bardhaman   | Kalna II         |
|  125 | Purba Bardhaman   | Katwa-I          |
|  126 | Purba Bardhaman   | Ketugram_I       |
|  127 | Purba Bardhaman   | Ketugram-II      |
|  128 | Purba Bardhaman   | Khandaghosh      |
|  129 | Purba Bardhaman   | Mangolkote       |
|  130 | Purba Bardhaman   | Purbasthali-II   |
|  131 | Purba Bardhaman   | Raina-I          |
|  132 | Purba Medinipur   | Contai-III       |
|  133 | Purba Medinipur   | Nandakumar       |
|  134 | Purba Medinipur   | Nandigram-II     |
|  135 | Purba Medinipur   | Ramnagar-I       |
|  136 | Purba Medinipur   | Ramnagar-II      |
|  137 | Purulia           | Arsha            |

|   138 | Purulia           | Bagmundi           |
|-------|-------------------|--------------------|
|   139 | Purulia           | Balarampur         |
|   140 | Purulia           | Bundwan            |
|   141 | Purulia           | Hura               |
|   142 | Purulia           | Jaipur             |
|   143 | Purulia           | Jhalda-I           |
|   144 | Purulia           | Jhalda-II          |
|   145 | Purulia           | Kashipur           |
|   146 | Purulia           | Manbazar-I         |
|   147 | Purulia           | Manbazar-II        |
|   148 | Purulia           | Para               |
|   149 | Purulia           | Puncha             |
|   150 | Purulia           | Raghunath Pur-I    |
|   151 | Purulia           | Raghunathpur-II    |
|   152 | Purulia           | Santuri            |
|   153 | South 24 Parganas | Basanti            |
|   154 | South 24 Parganas | Bhangar-I          |
|   155 | South 24 Parganas | Bishnupur-I        |
|   156 | South 24 Parganas | Bishnupur-II       |
|   157 | South 24 Parganas | Budge Budge-I      |
|   158 | South 24 Parganas | Budge Budge-II     |
|   159 | South 24 Parganas | Canning-II         |
|   160 | South 24 Parganas | Diamond Harbour-I  |
|   161 | South 24 Parganas | Diamond Harbour-II |
|   162 | South 24 Parganas | Falta              |
|   163 | South 24 Parganas | Gosaba             |
|   164 | South 24 Parganas | Kak Dwip           |
|   165 | South 24 Parganas | Kultali            |
|   166 | South 24 Parganas | Magra Hat-II       |
|   167 | South 24 Parganas | Mathurapur I       |
|   168 | South 24 Parganas | Namkhana           |
|   169 | South 24 Parganas | Pathar Pratima     |
|   170 | South 24 Parganas | Sagar              |
|   171 | Uttar Dinajpur    | Chopra             |
|   172 | Uttar Dinajpur    | Goalpokhar II      |
|   173 | Uttar Dinajpur    | Karandighi         |
|   174 | Uttar Dinajpur    | Raiganj            |

Annex II Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 859 for  answer  on  07.02.2025  raised  by  Shri  Jagannath  Sarkar  regarding  Janaushadhi Kendras in West Bengal District-wise number of JAKs opened in the State of West Bengal during the financial

## year 2024-25 till 31.1.2025

| S. No.   | District          |   Number of JAKs |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Alipurduar        |                2 |
| 2        | Bankura           |                9 |
| 3        | Birbhum           |                2 |
| 4        | Cooch Behar       |                1 |
| 5        | Darjeeling        |                2 |
| 6        | Hooghly           |               26 |
| 7        | Howrah            |               32 |
| 8        | Jalpaiguri        |                4 |
| 9        | Jhargram          |                1 |
| 10       | Kolkata           |               40 |
| 11       | Malda             |                4 |
| 12       | Murshidabad       |                4 |
| 13       | Nadia             |               11 |
| 14       | North 24 Parganas |               62 |
| 15       | Paschim Bardhaman |               10 |
| 16       | Paschim Medinipur |               11 |
| 17       | Purba Bardhaman   |               11 |
| 18       | Purba Medinipur   |               12 |
| 19       | Purulia           |                3 |
| 20       | South 24 Parganas |               11 |
| 21       | Uttar Dinajpur    |                1 |
| Total    | Total             |              259 |

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