Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadi Pariyojana

Posted On: 16 MAR 2022 7:42PM by PIB Delhi

With an objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJKs) are opened to provide generic medicines at cheaper rates to the citizens of the country.

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

As on 28.02.2022, about 8689 PMBJKs have been opened up in the country covering all districts of the country. State/Union Territory-wise list of PMBJKs is enclosed as Annexure.

The Government has set a target to have about 10,500 PMBJKs by March 2025 across the country. The target for the year 2022-23 is to have about 9,300 PMBJKs across the country.

The details of the funds allocated and utilized under the Scheme for the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 is as under:

Sl. No.

Financial Year

Funds Allocated

(Rs. in Cr.)

Funds Utilized

(Rs. in Cr.)

1.

2020-21

65.00

65.00

2.

2021-22
(as on 28.02.2022)

64.65

60.08

There is no State/UT-wise specific budget allocated under the Scheme.

Annexure


State/UT-wise list of PMBJKs opened across the country
till 28.02.2022

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UT

Number of PMBJK functional

1

Andaman & Nicobar

9

2

Andhra Pradesh

168

3

Arunachal Pradesh

28

4

Assam

89

5

Bihar

286

6

Chandigarh

7

7

Chhattisgarh

241

8

Delhi

383

9

Goa

10

10

Gujarat

522

11

Haryana

239

12

Himachal Pradesh

64

13

Jammu And Kashmir

126

14

Jharkhand

78

15

Karnataka

967

16

Kerala

986

17

Ladakh

2

18

Lakshadeep *

0

19

Madhya Pradesh

244

20

Maharashtra

630

21

Manipur

35

22

Meghalaya

15

23

Mizoram

22

24

Nagaland

16

25

Odisha

354

26

Puducherry

19

27

Punjab

306

28

Rajasthan

143

29

Sikkim

3

30

Tamil Nadu

869

31

Telangana

163

32

DNH & D&D

37

33

Tripura

24

34

Uttar Pradesh

1193

35

Uttarakhand

217

36

West Bengal

194

Grand Total

8,689

* Medicines are directly supplied to the administration of UT of Lakshadweep.

The information was given by the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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