PM Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana crosses ₹1,000 crore sales in October 2024
On 21 October 2024, in India, the Government said Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) had achieved sales worth ₹1,000 crore in October 2024, compared with December in the previous year.
Summary
On 21 October 2024, in India, the Government said Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) had reached sales worth ₹1,000 crore in October 2024, an advance on the previous year when the target was met in December 2023. Jan Aushadhi Kendras have grown more than 170 times in 10 years, from only 80 in 2014 to more than 14,000 now, covering almost all districts; there will be 25,000 Kendras in the next 2 years. The PMBJP product basket has 2,047 medicines and 300 surgical devices.
Key facts
- Date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Milestone
- ₹1,000 crore sales in October 2024 (previous year: December 2023)
- Kendras
- 80 in 2014 to over 14,000 (more than 170 times)
- Target
- 25,000 Kendras in next 2 years
- Basket
- 2,047 medicines and 300 surgical devices
Practice MCQs 3 questions
PMBJP achieved sales worth ₹1,000 crore in October 2024. In the previous year, this target had been met in:
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Correct answer: A — December 2023
PIB, 21 Oct 2024: sales worth ₹1,000 crore in October 2024, a significant advancement from the previous year when this target was met in December 2023.
According to the Government (21 October 2024), Jan Aushadhi Kendras have grown from about how many in 2014 to how many now?
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Correct answer: B — 80 to over 14,000
PIB, 21 Oct 2024: Kendras were only 80 in 2014 and have grown to more than 14,000; 25,000 is the target for the next 2 years.
As per PIB (21 October 2024), the PMBJP product basket comprises:
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Correct answer: D — 2,047 medicines and 300 surgical devices
PIB, 21 Oct 2024: the product basket of PMBJP comprises 2047 medicines and 300 surgical devices.