UNDER THE PRADHAN MANTRI BHARTIYA JANAUSHADHI PARIYOJANA, 15,057 JAN AUSHADHI KENDRAS (JAKS) HAVE BEEN OPENED TILL 28TH FEB. ACROSS THE COUNTRY

India, March 25 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana scheme, a total of 15,057 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened till 28.2.2025 across the country, the State- and Union-territory-wise numbers of which are at Annexure.

Lack of availability of medicines to JAKs is not a systemic issue. 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-movi...