**Executive Summary**
The document details the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, under which 17,610 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened across the country as of 30.11.2025. The document presents data on funds allocated and utilized over the past five years and reports state-wise and financial year-wise sales at MRP value. The government aims to expand coverage to 25,000 JAKs by March 2027.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **JAK Establishment and Reach:**
* A total of 17,610 JAKs have been opened across the country as of 30.11.2025, with 277 in Andhra Pradesh.
* State-wise and district-wise JAK numbers are detailed in Annexure I.
* The Government targets to open 25,000 JAKs by March 2027.
* **Financial Data:**
* There is no State-wise allocation of funds.
* Funds sanctioned and utilized are detailed for financial years 2020-21 to 2024-25.
* Total sales of ₹6,290.23 crore MRP value have been made under the scheme during the last five financial years. State-wise and financial-year-wise sales at MRP value are at Annexure II.
* **Incentives for JAK Owners:**
* An incentive of 10% of monthly purchases, up to ₹10,000 per month, is provided.
* An additional incentive of up to ₹10,000 per month is provided for maintaining a stock of 200 high-demand products.
* A one-time special incentive of ₹2 lakh is given for JAKs opened in specific regions and by certain eligible categories.
* **Application Process:**
* JAKs are opened by inviting applications from various entities, including individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, and private companies.
* Applications are invited from all districts via the website www.janaushadhi.gov.in.
**Impact Analysis**
**JAK Owners**
* **Impact:** Benefit from incentives and potential revenue generation through JAK operation.
* **Action Required:** Apply for establishing JAKs and maintain stock as per scheme guidelines.
**Entrepreneurs (including ex-servicemen, divyangjan, and members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes)**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to establish JAKs with special incentives.
* **Action Required:** Apply for establishing JAKs under the eligible category.
**Citizens (especially in North-Eastern States, Himalayan areas, island territories and backward areas notified as Aspirational Districts)**
* **Impact:** Increased access to affordable medicines through expanded JAK network.
* **Action Required:** Utilize JAKs for purchasing affordable medicines.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP): A scheme to provide quality medicines at affordable prices through Jan Aushadhi Kendras.
Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs): Retail outlets established under the PMBJP scheme to provide generic medicines.
Department of Pharmaceuticals: The Government of India department responsible for the PMBJP scheme.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers :
Department of Pharmaceuticals
Jan Aushadhi Kendras
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 4:21PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, a total of 17,610 Jan
Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened across the country as on 30.11.2025, of which 277 JAKs
have been opened in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The State-wise number of JAKs opened across the
country and the district-wise number of JAKs opened in the State of Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure I.
The details of the funds allocated and utilised under the scheme during the last five years are as under:
S. No. Financial year Funds sanctioned Funds utilised
(crore ₹) (crore ₹)
1. 2020-21 65.00 65.00
2. 2021-22 68.50 68.50
3. 2022-23 100.00 100.00
4. 2023-24 110.00 110.00
5. 2024-25 284.50 182.73
There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme.
Across the country, total sales of ₹ 6,290.23 crore MRP value have been made under the scheme during
the last five financial years. State-wise and financial-year-wise sales at MRP value are at Annexure II.
Under the scheme, incentive to JAK owners is given at rate of 10% of monthly purchases, subject to a
ceiling of ₹10,000 per month. In addition, JAK owners are also provided incentive of up to ₹10,000 per
month for maintaining requisite stock of 200 high-demand products. Further, a one-time special incentive
of ₹2 lakh for setting up JAK is given for JAKs opened in the North-Eastern States, Himalayan areas,
island territories and backward areas notified as Aspirational Districts by NITI Aayog, and to those JAKs
that are opened by entrepreneurs of certain eligible categories, including ex-servicemen, divyangjan and
members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
With a view to further expand the coverage of the scheme, the Government has set a target to open 25,000
JAKs by March 2027. JAKs are opened by inviting applications from individual entrepreneurs, non-
governmental organisations, societies, trusts, firms, private companies, etc. Online applications have beeninvited from all districts of the country, including those in the state of Andhra Pradesh, through the website
www.janaushadhi.gov.in.
Annexure I
State-wise number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras opened across the country as on 30.11.2025
S. No. State / Union territory Number of JAKs opened
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 9
2. Andhra Pradesh 277
3. Arunachal Pradesh 35
4. Assam 175
5. Bihar 993
6. Chandigarh 19
7. Chhattisgarh 339
8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 40
9. Delhi 573
10. Goa 22
11. Gujarat 827
12. Haryana 463
13. Himachal Pradesh 74
14. Jammu and Kashmir 348
15. Jharkhand 164
16. Karnataka 1543
17. Kerala 1685
18. Ladakh 219. Lakshadweep 1
20. Madhya Pradesh 597
21. Maharashtra 723
22. Manipur 66
23. Meghalaya 27
24. Mizoram 16
25. Nagaland 22
26. Odisha 788
27. Puducherry 33
28. Punjab 533
29. Rajasthan 599
30. Sikkim 14
31. Tamil Nadu 1483
32. Telangana 208
33. Tripura 33
34. Uttar Pradesh 3731
35. Uttarakhand 336
36. West Bengal 812
Total 17,610
District-wise number of JAKs opened in the State of Andhra Pradesh as on 30.11.2025S. No. District Number of JAKs
1 Alluri Sitharama Raju 3
2 Anakapalli 8
3 Ananthapuramu 13
4 Annamayya 7
5 Bapatla 9
6 Chittoor 12
7 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 9
8 East Godavari 14
9 Eluru 11
10 Guntur 24
11 Kakinada 5
12 Krishna 8
13 Kurnool 20
14 Nandyal 6
15 NTR 17
16 Palnadu 11
17 Parvathipuram Manyam 3
18 Prakasam 16
19 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 6
20 Sri Sathya Sai 11
21 Srikakulam 922 Tirupati 15
23 Visakhapatnam 10
24 Vizianagaram 8
25 West Godavari 14
26 Y.S.R. Kodapa 8
Total 277
Annexure II
State-wise and financial-year-wise sales at MRP value (in crore ₹)
S. No. State / Union territory FY FY FY FY FY
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1. Andaman and Nicobar 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.0005
Islands
2. Andhra Pradesh 1.53 1.41 1.77 1.80 0.55
3. Arunachal Pradesh 0.68 0.24 0.50 0.43 0.48
4. Assam 3.32 4.77 5.08 5.36 0.98
5. Bihar 6.34 9.80 15.65 17.53 6.06
6. Chandigarh 17.63 3.96 9.79 16.37 22.16
7. Chhattisgarh 8.35 18.43 40.98 96.59 196.08
8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.010 0.0079 0.0009 0.0073
and Daman and Diu
9. Delhi 26.51 24.77 33.38 43.93 57.96
10. Goa 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.15
11. Gujarat 21.22 27.10 36.36 31.95 36.7712. Haryana 3.71 3.63 4.87 4.05 1.30
13. Himachal Pradesh 1.88 6.28 8.13 7.42 7.47
14. Jammu and Kashmir 14.51 22.52 41.08 52.00 61.95
15. Jharkhand 14.79 36.56 69.50 90.38 142.40
16. Karnataka 148.56 164.94 184.08 173.45 222.85
17. Kerala 107.49 160.83 182.00 189.67 264.37
18. Ladakh 0.00 0.04 0.18 0.00 0.00
19. Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 2.12 0.00 0.00
20. Madhya Pradesh 7.23 6.79 6.50 5.85 2.64
21. Maharashtra 8.35 12.65 12.59 17.50 26.54
22. Manipur 0.55 4.14 8.27 6.87 9.53
23. Meghalaya 0.13 1.54 1.58 1.62 0.99
24. Mizoram 0.51 0.51 0.61 0.49 0.04
25. Nagaland 0.29 0.32 0.59 0.84 0.15
26. Odisha 26.30 31.17 34.81 36.31 33.85
27. Puducherry 0.03 0.15 0.26 0.17 0.01
28. Punjab 42.83 49.97 57.00 65.49 68.29
29. Rajasthan 17.75 24.39 41.32 69.89 100.80
30. Sikkim 0.00 0.001 0.00 0.00 0.04
31. Tamil Nadu 51.48 81.93 123.71 141.45 180.35
32. Telangana 1.48 2.46 1.74 1.82 0.28
33. Tripura 1.87 2.53 2.85 3.17 1.9634. Uttar Pradesh 87.66 128.22 198.95 233.22 309.91
35. Uttarakhand 14.65 19.41 33.59 46.25 89.37
36. West Bengal 28.16 42.08 76.87 109.54 176.17
This information was given by Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt.
Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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