Govt sets target to open 25000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2027: Minister

The government has launched the scheme to make quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all. As a result of the scheme, in the last 11 years, estimated savings of about Rs 38,000 crore have accrued to citizens in comparison to the prices of branded medicines, contributing significantly to the sharp reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure by households from 62.6% of total health expenditure in financial year (FY) 2014-15 to 39.4% in FY2021-22 as per the National Health Accounts Estimates.

With a view to further expand reach to Janaushadhi medicine and thereby reduce out-of-pocket expenditure, the Government has set a target to open 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2027. In opening of JAKs, the Government has adopted a franchisee-like model, in which online applications from individual entrepreneurs, non-governmental organisations, societies, trusts, firms, private companies, etc. are invited online through the website of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (www.janaushadhi.gov.in) from across the country, including in various blocks and tehsils.

State- and Union-territory-wise number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) opened are: