Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana: Progress and Impact as of March 2025
The Government of India, through the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has provided a comprehensive update on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 412, to be addressed on March 28, 2025. This initiative aims to enhance access to affordable healthcare by establishing Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) across the nation.
As of February 2025, a total of 15,057 JAKs have been opened, exceeding the target of 15,000 set for March 31, 2025. The government plans to expand this number to 20,000 by March 2026 and 25,000 by March 2027. The product range includes 2,047 types of medicines and 300 surgical and medical consumables, with prices significantly lower—ranging from 50% to 80% cheaper than branded counterparts.
In terms of sales, JAKs recorded ₹1,767.18 crore in sales during the financial year 2024-25 up to February, marking a 33% increase from the previous year’s figures. The government has implemented measures to ensure the smooth supply of products through an IT-enabled supply chain system, with incentives for JAK owners to maintain stock of high-demand items.
Despite the success, some regions still lack adequate JAK representation. The government is actively addressing this by facilitating the establishment of JAKs in underserved areas, including rural and remote locations through cooperative societies.
The initiative has significantly impacted rural health, providing essential medicines at affordable prices to approximately 10 to 12 lakh individuals daily. Additionally, special products like Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins are available at just ₹1 each, promoting menstrual health among women.
Overall, the Jan Aushadhi Kendras have made substantial contributions to public health, particularly in rural areas, by ensuring the availability of quality medicines and promoting health equity across the country.
The Government set a target to open 15,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) across the country by 31.3.2025. The target was achieved in January 2025. As on 28.2.2025, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 15,057 JAKs have been opened across the country. The Government has set a target to increase the number JAKs opened across the country to 20,000 JAKs by March 2026 and to 25,000 JAKs by March 2027. No State- and Union-territory-wise targets have been set for the same.
The scheme’s product basket consists of 2,047 types of medicines and 300 surgicals, medical devices and consumables. The maximum retail prices (MRP) of medicines in the scheme’s product basket are about 50% to 80% cheaper than those of leading branded medicines in the market. The scheme has the target to increase its product basket to 2,100 medicines and 310 surgicals, medical consumables and devices by 31.3.2025. All Jan Aushadhi products are sold at fixed MRP across the country, through JAKs. No discounts are offered on MRP.
For smooth supply and product availability at JAKs, an end-to-end IT-enabled supply chain system has been established. It comprises one central warehouse at Gurugram and four regional warehouses at Bengaluru, Guwahati, Chennai and Surat. Further, 36 distributors have been appointed across the country to strengthen the supply chain system. Availability of 400 fast- moving products is monitored regularly to ensure their availability. In addition, 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, JAK owners become eligible for claiming incentive based on stocks of the said 200 medicines maintained by them. Thus, supply of medicines to JAKs is ensured through the system of warehouses and distributors and monitoring system and incentives are in place to encourage JAKs to stock the products that are more in demand. JAKs being run on an entrepreneurship model, the actual stocking of products is done by entrepreneurs based on demand.
Sales of medicines with MRP worth ₹1,767.18 crore have been made in the financial year 2024- 25 till 28.2.2025, representing an increase of 33% over the sales of medicines worth ₹1,327 crore made in the corresponding period of the financial year 2023-24.
To spread awareness about the scheme, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India, the scheme implementing agency, regularly undertakes several activities, including the following:
(i) Issuance of advertisements in various modes, such as the print media, radio, TV, mobile application, cinema, hoardings, branding of bus queue shelters and buses, auto wrapping and TV screens at Common Service Centres;
(ii) Outreach through social media platforms, such as Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube; and
(iii) Celebration of Jan Aushadhi Diwas on the 7th of March every year.
The Government has adopted a franchise-like model for opening of JAKs by inviting online applications from individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, societies, trusts, firms, private companies, etc. While opening JAKs, a minimum distance of 1 km is ordinarily maintained between two JAKs. Online applications are invited through the website www.janaushadhi.gov.in. This process facilitates opening of JAKs at the block and district levels, for wider outreach. There is no State- and Union-territory-wise target for opening JAKs.
JAKs have contributed to the improvement of rural health in the following ways:
- A total of 15,057 JAKs have been opened till 28.2.2025 across the country.
- 2,047 medicines and 300 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.
- Medicines are provided at rates that are about 50% to 80% cheaper than those of leading branded medicines.
- On an average, 10 to 12 lakh persons visit JAKs daily and avail of quality medicines at affordable prices.
- To ensure easy availability of menstrual health services at affordable prices for women, Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins at the rate of ₹1 per pad are being made available. Till 28.2.2025, over 74.50 crore such pads have been sold.
- In the last 10 years, medicines worth ₹6,975 crore in MRP terms have been sold through JAKs, resulting in estimated savings of about ₹30,000 crore to citizens in comparison to the prices of branded medicines.
- The Department of Pharmaceuticals, in coordination with the Ministry of Cooperation, is facilitating the opening of JAKs in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and other cooperative societies to enable the benefits of quality Jan Aushadhi medicines reach rural and remote areas of the country. As of 28.2.2025, the number of JAKs opened by PACs and other cooperative societies stood at 724.
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