Pauri district magistrate Chandra Shekhar Bhatt inaugurated the Jan Aushadhi Kendra (Public Medicine Centre) that came up at the initiative of the district Red Cross Society in the premises of District Hospital at district headquarters Pauri. The motto behind the
establishment of the Public Medicine Centre is to provide the medicines to the poor at a rebate of 20 to 50 per cent in the sale tax.
Thanking the secretary of district Red Cross Society Dr Dayal, Bhatt said that the project would immensely help the common man and asked the doctors of the district hospital to prescribe such medicines as are available at the centre. Bhatt also emphasised that the life- saving medicines should be provided to the centre so that the poor can get them in adequate number.
After inaugurating the centre, Bhatt inspected Jan Aushodhi Kendra and enquired into the rates of the medicines available there. District Red Cross Society secretary said that 20 to 50 percent rebate in the sales tax will be given for different category of medicines.
Ten tablets of Doxy Cycline cost in the open market Rs34 and the centre will provide them for Rs16. In addition to this, for Tini Dizole, Sario Pepdez, Alkasol Syrup, B-complex syrup, the sale tax rebate will be more than 50 percent. Dr Dayal stressed that all the medicines required for healthy life will be available at the centre.
Among others, additional health director Garhwal region Dr S P Uniyal, CMO Dr Manish Aggarwal, Dy CMO Dr Tyagi and Dr Sakiya and CMS Dr Toliya were present at the inaugural function.