Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Monday inaugurated the first Jan Aushadhi Medical Store, managed by Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) in the New OPD Block, PGIMER on Monday. This is the second Jan Aushadhi Store in PGIMER and fourth in Chandigarh.
Yogesh Chawla, Director PGIMER along with Subhash Varma, Dean; KlN Rao, Sub Dean; A K Gupta, Medical Superintendent; Sushil Thakur, Financial Adviser welcomed the eminent guest. A presentation about the achievements of the Institute was given by Director PGIMER in the Board Room of Kairon Block.
The Minister also flagged off the Mobile Activation (Audio-Visual) Van displaying Jan Aushadhi Creative inaugurating the awareness drive about the scheme to public in the New OPD Block. He was accompanied by VK Sabburaj, Secretary (Pharma) and other dignitaries.
Chawla said that BPPI’s initiative will prove a boon for providing affordable medicines to the poor patients.
Prime Minister Jan Aushadhi Yojna is the project of Government of India for the cause of making available quality medicines at affordable prices for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged. BPPI is providing financial support who takes initiative of opening Jan Aushadhi Stores. Ahir requested the doctors to prescribe only generic medicines for the benefit of all.
Till now 278 Jan Aushadhi Stores are functioning spread over 22 States/UTs in the country.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech had announced that 3000 Jan Aushadhi Stores will be opened across the country during the current year
2016-17.