Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 16,912 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened till 30.6.2025; target is to open 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2027

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 16,912 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened till 30.6.2025; target is to open 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2027 2,110 medicines and 315 surgicals, medical consumables & devices are under the scheme product basket Posted On: 29 JUL 2025 5:06PM by PIB Delhi Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 16,912 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened till 30.6.2025. State- and Union-territory-wise number of JAKs opened is at Annexure. 2,110 medicines and 315 surgicals, medical consumables and devices are under the scheme product basket, covering all major therapeutic groups, such as cardiovascular, anti-cancers, anti- diabetic, anti-infectives, anti-allergic and gastro-intestinal medicines and nutraceuticals. Almost all generic medicines included in the National List of Essential Medicines, except lab reagents and vaccines, are included in the scheme product basket. For smooth supply and product availability at JAKs, an end-to-end IT-enabled supply chain system has been established, comprising a central warehouse, four regional warehouses and 39 distributors appointed across the country. Availability of 400 fast-moving products is monitored regularly to ensure their availability. Further, a minimum stocking mandate has been implemented for 200 medicines consisting of the 100 top-selling medicines in the scheme product basket and 100 fast-selling medicines in the market. Under the stocking mandate, the JAK owners become eligible for claiming incentive based on stocks of the said 200 medicines maintained by them. The government has launched the scheme to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all. As a result of the scheme, in the last 11 years, estimated savings of about 38,000 crore have accrued to citizens in comparison to the prices of branded medicines, contributing significantly to the sharp reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure by households from 62.6% of total health expenditure in financial year (FY) 2014-15 to 39.4% in FY2021-22 as per the National Health Accounts Estimates. With a view to further expand reach to Janaushadhi medicine and thereby reduce out-of-pocket expenditure, the Government has set a target to open 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2027. In opening of JAKs, the Government has adopted a franchisee- like model, in which online applications from individual entrepreneurs, non-governmental organisations, societies, trusts, firms, private companies, etc. are invited online through the website of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (www.janaushadhi.gov.in) from across the country, including in various blocks and tehsils. AnnexureState- and Union-territory-wise number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) opened Total number of JAKs opened till S. No. State / Union territory 30.6.2025 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 9 2 Andhra Pradesh 281 3 Arunachal Pradesh 35 4 Assam 179 5 Bihar 900 6 Chandigarh 14 7 Chhattisgarh 316 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 40 9 Delhi 552 10 Goa 22 11 Gujarat 812 12 Haryana 465 13 Himachal Pradesh 75 14 Jammu and Kashmir 335 15 Jharkhand 163 16 Karnataka 1,480 17 Kerala 1,629 18 Ladakh 2 19 Lakshadweep 1 20 Madhya Pradesh 592 21 Maharashtra 723 22 Manipur 61 23 Meghalaya 26 24 Mizoram 15 25 Nagaland 22 26 Odisha 753 27 Puducherry 33 28 Punjab 520 29 Rajasthan 545 30 Sikkim 12 31 Tamil Nadu 1,432 32 Telangana 203 33 Tripura 31 34 Uttar Pradesh 3,550 35 Uttarakhand 331 36 West Bengal 753 Total 16,912This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Smt Anupriya Patel in Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question today. ***** MV/AKS (Release ID: 2149782)