Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Medicines available at Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## Medicines available at Jan Aushadhi Kendras

## 345. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  number  and  details  of  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  set  up  under  the  Jan Aushadhi Scheme during the last three years, location-wise;
- (b) the funds provided for this purpose during each of the last three years;
- (c) the list of medicines available at these Jan Aushadhi Kendras for sale;
- (d) whether various listed medicines are not available at these Kendras; and
- (e) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

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(a):  As  on  date  283  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  spread  over  22  States/UTs  are  operational across the country. The State-wise list of functional Jan Aushadhi Stores is enclosed at Annexure-I .

- (b): The details of year-wise financial assistance during the last three years provided by the Government of India for implementation of Jan Aushadhi Yojana is as under:-
- (c): The basket of products covers almost all major therapeutic categories and contains more  than  550  medicines  and  165  surgicals  and  consumables.  As  of  now,  422 medicines have been finalized. The details of medicines are being obtained.
- (d): Physical availability of medicines may vary from store to store and week to week etc. based on the sale and the purchase order placed by the store to the distributors.
- (e): The Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (BPPI) has strengthened the  supply  chain  by  appointing  4  Carrying  and  Forwarding  (C  &  F)  agents  and  35 distributors  all  over  the  country  so  as  to  ensure  despatching  the  goods  to  each  Jan Aushadhi Store in time.

Financial year 2013-14

Rs. 15.20 Crore

Financial year 2014-15

NIL

Financial year 2015-16

Rs. 16.91 Crore

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Statement referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 345 for 26.04.2016 regarding 'Medicines available at Jan Aushadhi Kendras' raised by Shri Ram Tahal Choudhary

| List of Jan Aushadhi Stores Functional as on 21.04.2016   | List of Jan Aushadhi Stores Functional as on 21.04.2016   | List of Jan Aushadhi Stores Functional as on 21.04.2016   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                    | Name of the State/Uts                                     | No. Of JASs fuctional                                     |
| 1                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 1                                                         |
| 2                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 1                                                         |
| 3                                                         | Chandigarh                                                | 4                                                         |
| 4                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                              | 108                                                       |
| 5                                                         | Delhi                                                     | 10                                                        |
| 6                                                         | Gujarat                                                   | 9                                                         |
| 7                                                         | Haryana                                                   | 6                                                         |
| 8                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 12                                                        |
| 9                                                         | J & K                                                     | 11                                                        |
| 10                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 12                                                        |
| 11                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 1                                                         |
| 12                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 3                                                         |
| 13                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 9                                                         |
| 14                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 20                                                        |
| 15                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 1                                                         |
| 16                                                        | Odisha                                                    | 24                                                        |
| 17                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 22                                                        |
| 18                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 2                                                         |
| 19                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 3                                                         |
| 20                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 7                                                         |
| 21                                                        | UP                                                        | 12                                                        |
| 22                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 5                                                         |
| Total                                                     | Total                                                     | 283                                                       |