Janaushadhi Pariyojana, Ayushman Bharat will create a revolution in India s health sector: Piyush Goyal ANI | Updated: Mar 07, 2021 13:24 IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) and Ayushman Bharat together will create a revolution in India s health sector. 50 crore people in India will receive Rs 5 lakh of health coverage under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. Ayushman Bharat along with PMBJP will create a revolution in India s health sector, Goyal told reporters here. PM Modi comes from a poor family. He understands how hard it is for poor people to deal with their diseases and how hard it is for them to buy medicines. Crores of families are in debts because of expensive medicines and treatment. I have seen PM Modi presenting many ideas in many meetings on interventions in the health sector, he said.
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Janaushadhi Kendras rendered essential services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, maintained regular operations and made medicines available to people, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said and highlighted that sale at these stores increased during the nationwide lockdown.
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Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda and others at the Janaushadhi Diwas celebration at Brahmavar in Udupi district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday that the turnover of Janaushadhi Kendras in the country was likely to touch ₹600 crore during 2020-21. It was ₹7.29 crore back in 2013-14.
Speaking at a videoconference meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Brahmavar in Udupi district while celebrating the Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Diwas, he said that between 1 crore and 1.25 crore people purchased medicines from Janaushadhi Kendras in the country monthly. The number of kendras stood at 7,500 now, from a mere 86 in 2014, he said. Now all the districts are covered by the scheme. “The scheme has a cascading effect on the citizens,” Mr. Gowda said, before adding that it had led to annual savings of about ₹3,60
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