Date: 2026-03-07Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah extends his heartfelt greetings to all beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP) on Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2026
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah extended greetings to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP) on Jan Aushadhi Diwas 2026. He highlighted the scheme as a historic initiative by the Modi government that has alleviated the financial burden of medicines for the poor and increased awareness of generic medicines. Currently, approximately 18,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras nationwide provide affordable and accessible medicines. The scheme has saved the public over ₹40,000 crore. The information was posted on March 7, 2026, by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP): A government scheme providing affordable and accessible medicines.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The ministry issuing the statement.
Jan Aushadhi Kendras: Physical locations where affordable medicines are provided under the scheme.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah extends his heartfelt
greetings to all beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri
Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP) on Jan
Aushadhi Diwas 2026
This initiative of Modi government, as a historic step, has
relieved the poor of the country from financial burden of
medicines and spread awareness about generic medicines
Today, approximately 18,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across
the country are providing affordable and accessible
medicines to the poor and needy
This scheme has saved the countrymen over ₹40,000 crore
Posted On: 07 MAR 2026 1:07PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has extended his heartfelt
greetings to all beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMBJP) on Jan
Aushadhi Diwas 2026.
In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said
that this initiative of Modi government, as a historic step, has relieved the poor of the country
from financial burden of medicines and spread awareness about generic medicines. He said
that today, approximately 18,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country are providing
affordable and accessible medicines to the poor and needy. Shri Shah said that this scheme
has saved the countrymen over ₹40,000 crore.
#JanAushadhiDiwas2026 पर प्रधानमंी भारतीय जन औषध योजना के सभी लाभाथय को
हादक शुभकामनाएँ। मोदी सरकार क इस पहल ने दश के गरीब को दवाइय के आथक बोझ से राहत
दलाने और जेनेरक दवाओ ंके प्रत जागरूकता फै लान े का ऐतहासक काय कया ह।
आज दश म लगभग 18,000 जन औषध… pic.twitter.com/I3PoSVUuXx
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 7, 2026
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