Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Stores
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, ANOOP MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION No. 140

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## JAN AUSHADHI STORES

## *140.  SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

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

- (a) the number of Jan Aushadhi Stores existing in each State/UT at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  more  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  in other cities/towns in various States/UTs;
- (c) if so, the locations identified by the Government and those opened so far;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  generic  drugs  available  in  Jan Aushadhi Stores for HIV, Cancer patients as well as for other diseases, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to popularise these Jan Aushadhi Stores in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI ANANTH KUMAR)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *140 for 08.12.2015

- (a) At present, 111 Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) are in operation as on 03.12.2015. The list of Jan Aushadhi stores functional and is given at Annexure.
- (b) As per the original plan, the objective was to open at least one Jan Aushadhi Store in each of the 630 districts of the country. Later, a new business plan was prepared in August, 2013 and the objective  was revised to open 3000 JASs by the end of the 12 th Five Year Plan period 2012-17.  The Government proposes to open as many Jan Aushadhi Stores as possible in various parts of the country.
- (c)       As per the new action plan for opening of Jan Aushadhi stores, they can be opened  anywhere  in  36  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  of  India  i.e.  within Government Hospital Premises as well as outside.  In addition JAS can be located at any other location including municipal buildings / Hospitals run by NGOs / Charitable organization / private organizations.
- (d) As of now, Jan Aushadhi Stores have 14 medicines (Tablets & Injections) in their list for treatment of cancer but none for HIV.  Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has initiated various steps to increase the basket of products and services. As on date, 350 medicines are available at their central warehouse. The medicines now available cover 16 therapeutic groups like (a) Anti-diabetic (b)  Cardiac,  (c)  Gastro    (d)  anti-infective  (e)  Analgesic  (f)  Respiratory  and Vitamins  (g)  Oncology  (Cancer)  etc.  BPPI  is  in  the  process  of  including medicines for the remaining diseases like HIV also.
- (e) A  detailed  plan  of  Media  activities  has  been  prepared.  BPPI  will  initiate various  media  and  publicity  campaigns  around  each  Jan  Aushadhi  Store

through  hoardings,  bulk  SMS,  Mobile  exhibitions,  distribution  of  pamphlets etc.  Production of an appropriate 30 sec. TV spot (Jago Grahak Jago) is also being taken up through DAVP.  Telecast through DD and other TV Channels in  regional  languages  for  a  period  of  30  days  is  also  being  planned.  A campaign through social media is also being taken up. Efforts have been made to motivate various charitable institutions, NGO's and Trusts to start JAS in their hospitals.

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