Question : OPENING OF JAN AUSHADHI OUTLETS



(a) the number of Jan Aushadhi outlets opened so far, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments for providing infrastructure, and other support for opening such outlets in their States during the last six months;

(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken thereon: and

(d) the time by which an outlet in each district of the country is likely to be made functional?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 305 for 15.12.2011

(a) As of today, 115 Jan Aushadhi Outlets have been opened in different States/UT in the country. The State-wise details of Jan Aushadhi Outlets opened across the country are as follows:-

Sl.No.	State	No. of Jan Aushadhi	Outlets opened
1 Punjab 22
2 Andhra Pradesh 03
3 Odisha 14
4 Haryana 04
5 Rajasthan 53
6 Uttrakhand 02
7 West Bengal 03
8 Himachal Pradesh 07
9 Jammu & Kashmir 01
10 Delhi 03
11 Chandigarh 03
Total 115

(b) & (c) A proposal was received from Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Government of Karnataka, to open Jan Aushadhi Store in the premises of Sri Dev Raj Urs Medical College and Hospital, Kolar, Karnataka. It is being examined.

(d) The timeline for opening the Jan Aushahdi Outlets in each district in the country depends on the support and cooperation being extended by the State Governments after taking into account their prevailing health policy, in allotting the space in their Government Hospitals and also in identifying the agency to manage such stores to sell quality medicines at affordable prices to the common man.