Govt allows 2,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Government of India has decided to allow 2,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country
Team RuralVoice
To ensure availability of medicines at rates cheaper than the market price, the Government of India has decided to allow 2,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country.
The decision was taken in a meeting of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah with Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh S. Mandaviya in New Delhi on Tuesday.
2,000 PACS across the country will be identified to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras. 1,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras will be opened by August and the rest by December this year.
The decision will not only increase the income of PACS and create employment opportunities but will also make medicines available at affordable prices to the people, especially those living in rural areas, an official release said.
More than 9,400 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened across the country till now and 1,800 types of medicines and 285 medical devices are available in these Jan Aushadhi Kendras.
Medicines at these Kendras are 50% to 90% cheaper in rate in comparison to branded medicines.
