Lok Sabha Question No. 3867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Scheme
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Richard Hay

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 nd  August, 2016

## Jan Aushadhi Scheme

## 3867. PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a)  the  targets fixed  and  achievements made under the Jan Aushadhi Scheme in  the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  planning/considering  to  open  these  Stores  in AIIMS, prominent Hospitals and Medical Colleges in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  in  coordination  with  the  Ministry  of  Health and  Family  Welfare  to  open  these  Stores  in  AIIMS,  prominent  Hospitals  and Medical Colleges in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d): Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY)  a target of opening 3000 Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS) by the end of March, 2017 has been fixed by the Government. Prior to this, no year-wise targets for opening of JAS were fixed. The year-wise details of JAS opened in Sates/UTs during the last 3 years is annexed.

Department of Pharmaceuticals with the involvement of Ministry of Health and  Family  Welfare  is  striving  for  opening  of  Jan  Aushadhi  Stores  all  over  the country including in AIIMS, prominent hospitals and medical colleges.

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## Annexure

## List of State-wise Jan Aushadhi Stores opened during 2013-14 to 2016-17

| Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   | Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   | Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   | Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   | Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   | Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3867 for 09.08.2016 regarding "Jan Aushadhi Scheme" asked by Prof. Richard Hay   |
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| S. No                                                                                                                                               | Name of State/UTs                                                                                                                                   | 2013-14                                                                                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                                                                                             | 2015-16                                                                                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 108                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                  | J & K                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                                                                  | 170                                                                                                                                                 | 117                                                                                                                                                 |