Janaushadhi Stores

Going viral: How is the pharma market coping with Janaushadhi Kendras?

Janaushadhi Kendras sell generic drugs that are priced 50 to 60 per cent lower than the popular brands

Over 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras opened; health a priority: Bhupender Yadav

As many as 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened across the country by the central government to make health facilities accessible to people, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav addressed the Jan Aushdhi Diwas 2023 program, a ministry statement said. He said under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened across the country by the central government to make health facilities accessible to all people. Yadav said medicines are available at these centers at low prices, due to which the public is getting relief from the burden of expensive medicines. He said along with this, keeping in view the convenience of women, the availability of sanitary pads at cheap rates is also being ensured by the government at these Jan Aushadhi Kendras. Yadav said the Modi government is working on a target of increasing the .

Govt plans to increase number of Janaushadhi Kendras to 10,000 by Mar 2024

The government on Saturday said it plans to increase the number of generic drugs stores, the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) to 10,000 by March 2024 in order to accelerate the drive to make quality medicines available at affordable prices to all. Around Rs 18,000 crore has been saved through the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) in last eight years and the government has deepened the reach of the scheme with more than 9,000 stores covering 743 out of 766 districts across the country, an official statement said. Medicines which are priced 50 per cent to 90 per cent less than that of branded versions are sold at the PMBJKs with the product basket comprising 1,759 medicines and 280 surgical devices covering all major therapeutic groups such as cardiovascular, anti-cancers, anti-diabetics, anti-infectives, anti-allergic, gastro-intestinal medicines and nutraceuticals, among others. Launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of ...

Janaushadhi stores for affordable medicines grew 100-times in 8 yrs: Govt

More than Rs 15,360 crore estimated to have been saved due to central government service

PM Narendra Modi dedicates 7500th Janaushadhi Kendra to nation in Shillong

Modi dedicated to the nation the 7,500th Janaushadhi Kendra at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong on Sunday via video conferencing

Govt plans to open 1,000 new Janaushadhi Kendras by FY20: Minister Gowda

As on November 11 this year, 5,754 Janaushadhi Kendras are functional across the country

Janaushadhi stores for affordable drugs soon at railway stations, hospitals

It will provide generic drugs at cheaper process to public including railwaymen, says Suresh Prabhu