PMBJP
- GOVERNANCE
News:
Over 9,000 Jan Aushadhi
Kendras opened across India to make health facilities accessible to all:
Bhupender Yadav
What's
in the news?
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On the occasion of ‘the 5th Jan Aushadhi
Diwas’, the government inaugurated ‘NaMo
Day Care Centre’ and flagged off four NaMo Mobile Healthcare Units.
Key
takeaways:
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The Department of Pharmaceuticals is
celebrating Jan Aushadhi Diwas from March
1 to March 7, 2023, to create awareness about the Jan Aushadhi Scheme.
Objective:
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To generate awareness about the usage of
generic medicines and the benefits of Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana and its salient
features and achievements.
Pradhan
Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP):
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The scheme aims to open centres from where
quality generic medicines, consumables
and surgical items are available at affordable prices for all, so as to reduce the out-of-pocket expenditure of
consumers/patients.
Ministry:
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
Implementation
Agency:
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Pharma & Medical Bureau of India
(PMBI) (erstwhile Bureau of Pharma PSUs in India (BPPI)).
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It has also developed the Janaushadhi
Sugam Application.
Current
status: As of January 31, 2023, the number of stores has
increased to 9082.
Target:
To increase the number of Kendras (PMBJKs) to 10,000 by the end of December 2023.
How
is the price of medicine determined in the PMBJKs?
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A medicine is priced on the principle of a
maximum of 50% of the average price of
the top three brands of branded medicines.
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Thus, the prices of Jan Aushadhi Medicines
are cheaper by at least 50% and in some cases, by 80% to 90% of the market
price of the branded medicines.
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Under the Scheme, medicines are procured
from World Health Organization - Good Manufacturing Practices (WHO-GMP)
certified suppliers for ensuring the quality of the products.