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As many as 5,322 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Kendras were functional in the country as on June 10, 2019, the government said on Friday.
Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said that 39 PMBJP centres were opened in the North-East and Naxal-affected areas in the financial year 2018-19.
As on June 10, 2019, “5,322 Kendras are functional under PMBJP. Out of these, 144 PMBJP kendras are run by persons belonging to SC/ST community,” Gowda said. In a written reply to another question, Gowda said: “The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has entered into contracts with 154 WHO-GMP certified pharmaceutical manufacturing companies for procuring quality generic medicines and other surgical & consumables to be sold under PMBJP.”
The objective of the PMBJP scheme is to make quality medicines available at affordable prices for all, particularly the poor and disadvantaged, through PMBJP Kendras to reduce out of pocket expenses in healthcare.
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