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Govt opens 91 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in J&K, 3 in Ladakh this year

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Srinagar, Aug 12 (KINS): Government has opened 91 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Jammu and Kashmir and three in Ladakh region between January and July this year. According to news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS) the Chemical and Fertilizer Ministry said, “Bureau of Pharma PSUs of  India (BPPI) opened these Jan Aushadhi Kendras with an aim of making available quality generic medicines at an affordable price to the residents of these regions”.

The ministry said that the total sales in the last one year has crossed four crore 39 lakh rupees in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh which led to total savings of 31 crore rupees for residents of this area.

It said, “The Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have proposed to open 73 new Jan Aushadhi Kendras for which locations have already been identified. BPPI has supplied over one crore 56 lakh sanitary pads to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh”.

National Health Mission has been distributing these pads free of cost to young girls and women as a part of Rashtriya Kishore Swasthya Karyakram.(KINS)

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