Parliament Question: Establishment of JAK

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 JULY, 2025 Establishment of JAK †1137. Shri Parimal Suklabaidya:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) established under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the last three years;

(b) the number of JAKs presently operational and the number of those have been closed in Assam particularly in Silchar region, district-wise;

(c) the number of people benefited from Jan Aushadhi Kendras during the said period, Statewise; and

(d) the details of funds allocated and disbursed for establishment and operation of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the said States during the said period particularly in the Silchar region, district-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi PariyojanaPradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, a total of 16,912 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened till 30.6.2025, out of which 7,737 have been opened during the last three financial years.

(b): Till 30.6.2025, a total of 179 JAKs have been opened in the State of Assam, of which 27 JAKs have been opened in Silchar. District-wise numbers of JAKs opened in Assam are at Annexure. During the financial year 2024-25, one JAK each in Nagaon and Kamrup districts in the State were closed. New JAKs have subsequently been opened in vicinity of the closed ones.

(c): State-wise number of people benefited from JAKs is not maintained. However, it is estimated that about 10 to 12 lakh consumers buy medicines daily from JAKs across the country.

(d): There is no State- or Union-territory-wise fund allocation under the scheme.Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 1137 for answer on 25.7.2025, raised by Shri Parimal Suklabaidya, regarding Establishment of JAK District-wise number of JAKs opened in Assam till 30.6.2025 District Number of JAK opened Baksa 1 Barpeta 4 Biswanath 2 Bongaigaon 3 Cachar 36 Charaideo 3 Chirang 2 Darrang 5 Dhemaji 2 Dhubri 3 Dibrugarh 7 Dima Hasao 1 Goalpara 2 Golaghat 3 Hailakandi 10 Hojai 2 Jorhat 3 Kamrup 9 Kamrup Metropolitan 19 Karbi Anglong 2 Karimganj 18 Kokrajhar 4 Lakhimpur 1 Majuli 1 Marigaon 4 Nagaon 12 Nalbari 2 Sivasagar 2 Sonitpur 4 South Salmara Mancachar 2 Tinsukia 8 Udalguri 2 Total 179 *****