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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3675
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13TH MARCH 2026
PMBJP in Andhra Pradesh
3675. Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu:
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) established under the Pradhan Mantri
Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) in the country, State/district-wise, particularly for the
State of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) the total funds sanctioned, released and utilised under PMBJP during the last five years, State-
wise and year-wise;
(c) the total value of sales reported by JAKs during the last five years, State/district-wise and year-
wise;
(d) the list of incentives given to the JAKs under PMBJP and activities eligible for the incentives;
and
(e) whether the Government proposes to expand PMBJP coverage to underserved districts and
tribal/rural regions in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise, including Andhra Pradesh?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND
FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a): Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme, a total of 18,646
Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened across the country as on 28.02.2026, of which
283 JAKs are 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.
(b): The details of the funds allocated and utilised under the scheme during the last five years are
as under:
Funds sanctioned Funds utilised
S. No. Financial year
(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. 2024-25 284.50 182.73There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme.
(c): 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.
(d): 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.
(e): 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 been invited from all districts of the country, including those in the state
of Andhra Pradesh, through the website www.janaushadhi.gov.in.Annexure I
Annexure referred to in the reply to part (a) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. No. 3675
for answer on 13.03.2026, raised by Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, regarding “PMBJP
in Andra Pradesh”
The State-wise /Union Territory-wise number of JAKs opened as on 28.02.2026
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Number of JAKs
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6
2. Andhra Pradesh 283
3. Arunachal Pradesh 35
4. Assam 183
5. Bihar 1127
6. Chandigarh 19
7. Chhattisgarh 352
8. Delhi 622
9. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 41
10. Goa 18
11. Gujarat 878
12. Haryana 501
13. Himachal Pradesh 75
14. Jammu and Kashmir 355
15. Jharkhand 171
16. Karnataka 1637
17. Kerala 1755
18. Ladakh 3
19. Lakshadweep 1
20. Madhya Pradesh 634
21. Maharashtra 727
22. Manipur 68
23. Meghalaya 26
24. Mizoram 17
25. Nagaland 24
26. Odisha 830
27. Puducherry 33
28. Punjab 545
29. Rajasthan 675
30. Sikkim 16
31. Tamil Nadu 1559
32. Telangana 229
33. Tripura 33
34. Uttar Pradesh 3944
35. Uttarakhand 330
36. West Bengal 894
Grand Total 18,646District-wise number of JAKs opened in the State of Andhra Pradesh as on 28.02.2026
S. No. District Number of JAKs
1 A nanthapuramu 12
2 Chittoor 12
3 YSR Kadapa 10
4 East Godavari 14
5 Guntur 24
6 Krishna 9
7 Kurnool 20
8 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 7
9 Prakasam 16
10 Srikakulam 9
11 Visakhapatnam 11
12 Vizianagaram 9
13 West Godavari 15
14 Parvathipuram Manyam 3
15 Anakapalli 7
16 Alluri Sitharama Raju 2
17 Kakinada 5
18 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema 8
19 Eluru 11
20 NTR 19
21 Bapatla 9
22 Palnadu 11
23 Tirupati 15
24 Annamayya 7
25 Sri Sathya Sai 11
26 Nandyal 7
Total 283Annexure II
Annexure referred to in the reply to part (c) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. No. 3675
for answer on 13.03.2026, raised by Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, regarding “PMBJP
in Andra Pradesh”
State-wise and financial-year-wise sales at MRP value (in crore ₹)
S. State / Union FY FY FY FY FY
No. territory 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Andaman and
1. 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.0005
Nicobar 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. Delhi 26.51 24.77 33.38 43.93 57.96
Dadra and Nagar
9. Haveli and Daman 0.00 0.010 0.0079 0.0009 0.0073
and Diu
10. Goa 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 0.15
11. Gujarat 21.22 27.10 36.36 31.95 36.77
12. 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 1.96
34. Uttar Pradesh 87.66 128.22 198.95 233.22 309.91S. State / Union FY FY FY FY FY
No. territory 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
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
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