Coming soon: Buy cheap generic medicines at petrol pumps

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Soon, public will have access to Jan Aushadhi (generic medicines) at petrol pumps belonging to state-run fuel retailers across the country

According to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, pharmacies could be set up at petrol pumps in the future, in view of making cheap drugs accessible to masses and to enhance the revenue of state-run petrol pumps.

"We are trying that pharmacy wing of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers' common service centres should also be opened at our petrol pumps, Pradhan said at an event in New Delhi.

State-run petrol pumps may also be allowed to