Lok Sabha Question No. 1168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Ladakh
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  FEBRRUARY, 2026

## Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Ladakh

## 1168. Shri Mohmad Haneefa:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  functional  and  closed  Jan Aushadhi  Kendras  (JAKs)  established  under  the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), State/UT-wise particularly in UT of Ladakh;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the UT of Ladakh has the least number of JAKs in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to establish more JAKs in Ladakh;
- (c) whether it is a fact that many JAKs in the country have closed down due to low sales and loss of revenue, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (d) the total number of empanelled suppliers; and
- (e) whether any supplier has been banned due to quality issues, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) and (b):  Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 17,990 JAKs are open and functional across the country till  31.12.2025. Apart  from  these,  3,135  Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been closed across the country till 31.12.2025. The State-wise /Union Territory-wise number of JAKs opened and closed across the country including UT of Ladakh is at Annexure.

With a view to further expand the coverage of the scheme, the Government has set a target to open 25,000 JAKs by March 2027. JAKs are opened by inviting applications from individual entrepreneurs,  non-governmental  organisations,  societies,  trusts,  firms,  private  companies,  etc. Online applications have been invited from all districts of the country, including those in the UT of Ladakh, through the website www.janaushadhi.gov.in.

Further,  a  one-time  special  incentive  of  ₹2  lakh  for  setting  up  JAK  is  given  for  JAKs opened in the North-Eastern States, Himalayan areas, island territories and backward areas notified as Aspirational Districts by NITI Aayog, and to those JAKs that are opened by entrepreneurs of certain eligible categories, including ex-servicemen, divyang jan and members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

(c):  Government has adopted franchise like model for opening of JAK. Being the franchise model the  availability  at  local  level  is  determined  by  demand  and  supply.  It  is  the  decision  of  the entrepreneur to continue or not in case of lower sales and revenue. Some of the other reasons for closure are the death of the JAK owner, vacation of the rented premises required by its landlord and the allottee or the pharmacist pursuing other economic or employment opportunities. The State Level Marketing Officer of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of the scheme, establishes contact with JAKs whose sales are low with a view to help revive sales. PMBI handholds JAKs and organises workshops, peer learning from successful JAK owners and meeting with doctors from the local area for JAKs performing less well.

(d) and (e): As on date, 200 pharmaceutical manufacturers are associated with PMBJP, for supplies of medicines, surgical equipment, nutraceuticals and ayurvedic products.

As per inputs provided by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India, the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, during the last  two years, M/s ANG Lifescience India Limited and M/s Scientific Brain Nutraceutical Private Limited were blacklisted due to non-compliance with quality standards.

Annexure referred to in the reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. No. 1168 for  answer  on  06.02.2026,  raised  by  Shri  Mohmad  Haneefa,  regarding  'Jan  Aushadhi Kendras in Ladakh'

The State-wise /Union Territory-wise number of JAKs opened and closed as on 31.12.2025

|   S. No. | State / Union territory     |   Number of JAKs currently functional |   Number of JAKs Closed |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                     6 |                       4 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                                   272 |                     152 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                    35 |                       3 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                                   176 |                      55 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                                  1058 |                      98 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |                                    19 |                       2 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                |                                   345 |                     116 |
|        8 | Delhi                       |                                   589 |                      60 |
|        9 | Goa                         |                                    18 |                       4 |
|       10 | Gujarat                     |                                   848 |                     358 |
|       11 | Haryana                     |                                   474 |                     151 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            |                                    74 |                      41 |
|       13 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                                   351 |                      32 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   |                                   166 |                      28 |
|       15 | Karnataka                   |                                  1585 |                     198 |
|       16 | Kerala                      |                                  1714 |                     163 |
|       17 | Ladakh                      |                                     3 |                       1 |
|       18 | Lakshadweep                 |                                     1 |                       0 |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh              |                                   614 |                     104 |
|       20 | Maharashtra                 |                                   713 |                     240 |
|       21 | Manipur                     |                                    68 |                      12 |
|       22 | Meghalaya                   |                                    25 |                       3 |
|       23 | Mizoram                     |                                    16 |                      16 |
|       24 | Nagaland                    |                                    22 |                       2 |
|       25 | Odisha                      |                                   803 |                      69 |
|       26 | Puducherry                  |                                    33 |                       0 |
|       27 | Punjab                      |                                   532 |                      79 |
|       28 | Rajasthan                   |                                   632 |                     115 |
|       29 | Sikkim                      |                                    15 |                       2 |
|       30 | Tamil Nadu                  |                                  1515 |                     259 |
|       31 | Telangana                   |                                   212 |                      66 |

| S. No.   | State / Union territory                      | Number of JAKs currently functional   | Number of JAKs Closed   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 32       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 40                                    | 10                      |
| 33       | Tripura                                      | 33                                    | 5                       |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 3805                                  | 555                     |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                                  | 319                                   | 76                      |
| 36       | West Bengal                                  | 859                                   | 56                      |
|          | Total                                        | 17,990                                | 3,135                   |

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