MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)
(a) As on 11.11.2019, 5754 JanaushadhiKendras are functional across the country. State-wise list is enclosed as Annexure-I.
(b) Yes. The plan is to open 1000 new JanaushadhiKendras in FY 2019-20. It is also planned to cover all the districts of the country by end of FY 2019-20. PradhanMantriBhartiyaJanaushadhiPariyojana (PMBJP) has covered 689 districts out of 725 districts of the country. State-wise target has not been fixed.
(c) The details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized since 2016-17 are as given below:-
Rs. Crore
Sl. No.
Financial Year Funds Sanctioned Funds Allocated Funds Utilized
1. 2016-17 49.75 49.75 49.75
2. 2017-18 54.62 47.64 47.64
3. 2018-19 42.50 42.50 42.50
Total 146.87 139.89 139.89
The Scheme was launched in 2008 with the objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all, through dedicated retail outlets. In 2015, the scheme underwent a major revamp and it was decided to expand it and open 3000 retail outlets in the country. A franchisee like model was adopted, and an intensive media campaign was undertaken in national and regional newspapers inviting individual entrepreneurs to apply for establishing and running retail outlets. The applications received in response were scrutinized and eligible applicants were assisted in securing drug licenses and other infrastructure facilities to open the Kendras. Private participation was allowed in procurement as well as in sale of medicines. Before this, drugs were procured from PSUs only and the retail outlets were opened only by the State/Central Government at the Government premises and Government hospitals.
(d) The product basket of PMBJP comprises 900 drugs and 154 surgical & consumables.
(e) It was targeted to open 3000 Jan AushadhiKendras by end of FY 2019-20. This target was achieved in December 2017. The revised target of 5000 Jan AushadhiKendras was also achieved in February, 2019. At present, the number of Jan AushadhiKendras has crossed 5700. 689 districts of the country are covered at present. The target is to cover all the districts of the country by end of FY 2019-20. Further, total sales (at MRP) in the financial year 2018-19 were Rs 315.70 Crore, which led to an estimated savings of Rs 2000 Crore of common citizens. This scheme is also providing a good source of self-employment with sustainable and regular earnings.
(f) As on 11.11.2019, the product basket of PMBJP comprises of 900 medicines and 154 surgicals and consumables. The plan is to expand this basket to 1200 medicines and 200 surgicals/consumables by the end of FY 2019-20.
Annexure-I
The statement referred to in part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No.428 for 19.11.2019 raised by SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI A. RAJA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE regardingStatus of Jan AushadhiKendras
State wise list of PMBJP Kendras functional in the country as on 11.11.2019
Sl. No. Name of the State/Union Territory No. of PMBJP Kendras functional in the State/Union Territory
1 Andaman & Nicobar 2
2 Andhra Pradesh 185
3 Arunachal Pradesh 24
4 Assam 81
5 Bihar 153
6 Chandigarh 5
7 Chhattisgarh 209
8 Dadar& Nagar Haveli 14
9 Daman & Diu 4
10 Delhi 119
11 Goa 8
12 Gujarat 507
13 Haryana 168
14 Himachal Pradesh 59
15 Jammu and Kashmir 77
16 Jharkhand 55
17 Karnataka 567
18 Kerala 487
19 Ladakh 2
20 Lakshadweep * 0
21 Madhya Pradesh 154
22 Maharashtra 395
23 Manipur 35
24 Meghalaya 1
25 Mizoram 21
26 Nagaland 16
27 Odisha 188
28 Puducherry 15
29 Punjab 180
30 Rajasthan 132
31
Sikkim 2
32 Tamil Nadu 570
33 Telangana 118
35 Tripura 24
36 Uttar Pradesh 879
37 Uttarakhand 182
38 West Bengal 116
TOTAL 5754
* Medicines are directly supplied to the Administration of Union Territory of Lakshadweep
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