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Jan Aushadhi Kendras report 21.5% growth in sales in June
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Gireesh Babu, New Delhi
July 22 , 2024
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The Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) under the flagship scheme of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), has reported a 21.5 per cent increase in sales of medicines and related products during the month of June, 2024 as compared to a year ago.
According to data from DoP, the JAKs in the country have reported a total sales at maximum retail price value of Rs. 137.56 crore in the month of July, 2024, as compared to Rs. 113.24 crore during the same month of previous year.
However, compared to Rs. 161.91 crore sales reported in the subsequent month of May, 2024, the sales reported a decline of almost 15 per cent.
The savings to the common man from purchasing medicines from JAKs has grown 1.3 per cent to Rs. 687.60 crore in June, 2024, as compared to Rs. 679 crore a year ago. This is also a significant decline compared to the savings or Rs. 809.55 crore reported in the month of May, 2024.
The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of PMBJP, has set up 502 new JAKs during the month, and the total number of Kendras at the end of June has gone up to 12,616 outlets. The total number of outlets during the same month a year ago was 9,512 Kendras.
The product basket under the PMBJP has also seen an increase from 1,800 medicines and 285 surgical products in June, 2023 to 2047 medicines and 300 surgical products in June, 2024. The initially announced plans were to enhance the product basket of PMBJP upto 2,000 medicines and 300 surgicals by March, 2025.
The Bureau earlier announced that it has opened more than 10,000 JAKs across the country towards the end of the year 2023, offering over 1,963 generic medicines and 293 surgical equipment and consumables with prices almost 50-90 per cent less than that of branded medicines available in the open market. This was ahead of the target, as the plans were to open 10,000 JAKs by March, 2024.
The Central government also announced in 2023 its plans to increase the number of JAKs in the country from 10,000 to 25,000 by March 31, 2026.
The PMBJP was launched by the Ministry in November, 2008 with an objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all.
The steps taken for increasing viability of Kendras include continuous expansion of product basket to provide a complete range of medicines for increasing footfall to the Kendras, covering almost all chronic and acute disease conditions, said PMBJP earlier.
State health departments and associated government authorities have been requested to open Jan Aushadhi Stores in various government hospitals by providing rent free spaces to private individuals. The PMBI also tied up with various organisations including the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) to expand its reach.
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