5001 PM Janaushadhi Kendras for cheaper generic medicines are functional in the country
Friday - February 15, 2019 3:27 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi, Feb 15 (WTN)- To provide cheaper medicine of generic type, currently 5001 medical shops are running across India known as Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra. Union Minister of State Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, stated that till January 5001 ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras’ are functional in 651 districts of the country. Presently, the product basket of PMBJP covers more than 800 medicines and 154 surgicals & consumables covering all therapeutic groups such as Anti-infectives, Anti-diabetics, Cardiovasculars, Anti-cancers, Gastro-intestinal medicines, etc.
The Minister further stated that government is planning to expand these store network. Three year plan of PMBJP envisages that 1000 PMBJP Kendras will be opened in each year i.e. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The targets for opening PMBJP Kendras during 2017-18 and 2018-19 have already been achieved by the Government.
Minister said that Government endeavours to cover all States, Union Territories, districts of the country by opening more and more PMBJP Kendras in the country in order to make available quality generic medicines at affordable prices to all. To achieve this objective, applications are invited from Individuals, NGOs, Charitable Institutions/Hospitals, Private Hospitals, Trusts, Societies, Self Help Groups and Government Agencies for opening PMBJP Kendras through online as well as offline mode. Application fee for opening PMBJP Kendras has been waived off so that more and more people can apply under the scheme, the Minister added.
Source-PIB
