The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Chemicals and Fertilisers, comprising of 11 members headed by Gopinath Munde, visited the Red Cross House here and reviewed the implementation of the Scheme, an official spokesman said.
Indian Red Cross Society has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the scheme in the state.
As many as three Jan Aushadhi stores, one each at Srinagar, Leh in Ladakh region and Anantnag in south Kashmir are already functioning in the state.
Wani highlighted the benefits of the scheme especially for the poor people, who cannot afford high-priced branded life-saving medicines.
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She said opening of many more Jan Aushudhi stores is on the cards and steps are afoot to extend the benefits of the scheme to large number of people of the state.
Wani also drew the attention of the high-powered committee and the BPPI towards the shortcomings of the Scheme and the challenges being faced by the Red Cross for effective implementation of the scheme in the State.