The Government has announced a new scheme (Yojana) named as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana. The aim of this is to make quality drugs available at affordable prices. Under the new Jan Aushadhi Yojana, about 500 medicines will be made available at affordable prices.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Scheme (Public Medicine Scheme) is a direct market intervention scheme of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers {not health ministry}.
Its aim is to make available quality generic medicines to all at affordable prices through Jan Aushadhi Store (JAS) opened in each district of the states. It was first launched in 2008 to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the economically weaker sections of the society. The first JAS was opened at Amritsar Civil Hospital in 2008.
Highlight of Pradhan Mantri
Jan Aushadhi Yojana
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To make available low priced quality
medicines for all – thereby reducing the unit cost of treatment per person,
more specifically for persons suffering from chronic ailments.
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To create demand for generic medicine
and encourage doctors especially in the government hospitals to prescribe
generic medicines to their patients.
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To create awareness among people about
the efficacy of the generic drugs.
Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI)
Bureau of
Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is the implementing agency. It was established in
2008 and comes under the Department of Pharmaceuticals with the support of all
the Pharma CPSUs such as:
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Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Limited (IDPL)
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Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Limited (RDPL)
·
Karnataka Antibiotics and
Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL)
·
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Limited (BCPL)
Who can open Jan Aushadhi stores
· Any NGO/Institution /Cooperative
Society recognized by the state governments and free space provided in the
premise of Government District Hospitals
.
· Any NGO/ Society/ Institution or also
include Self health group having experience of operation in welfare activities
for 3 years with space and financial capacity.
· Any individual including self- employed or
unemployed pharmacist / medical practitioner with the space and financial
capacity.How Many Medicines are Covered
Under This Scheme
How To Open A Jan Aushadhi Yojana Center
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If you are a licensed pharmacist or a
medical practitioner who is looking forward to opening the JAN AUSHADHI YOJANA
CENTER and helping the needy with generic medicines at less than 20-30 % of
their brand rates then you can fill in the tender online.
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Visit the site janaushadhi.gov.in
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Open the section Opening Of Jas-
Guidelines
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Select the type of institution/
societ/ individual JAS center that you look forward to open the center.
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Read all the guidelines carefully and
fill in the tender if you oblige to all the terms and conditions.
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