Context:

Urging people to buy affordable medicines from Janaushadhi Kendras, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 7,500th Janaushadhi Kendra at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong.

About the scheme:

• Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
• It aims to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through special kendras known as Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra.
• Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra (PMBJPK) has been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs.
• BPPI (Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India) has been established under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India, with the support of all the CPSUs for coordinating procurement, supply and marketing of generic drugs through Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendra.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/janaushadhi-is-helping-the-poor-says-modi/article34015799.ece

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