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
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
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.
Annexure
State- and Union-territory-wise number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) opened
S. No.
State / Union territory
Total number of JAKs opened till 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
16,912
This 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.