Minister of Health Dinesh Gunda said that the step towards the closure of Jan Aushadi Kendras in government hospitals is primarily focused on the benefit of poor and marginalized patients who rely strongly on government hospitals for health care. | Photo Credit: File Photos
It justifies Karnataka to close Jan Aushadi Kendras in the premises of government hospitals, and Minister of Health Dinesh Gunda Rao wrote on Tuesdays Minister of Health of the JP Nadda on Tuesday and said that this step was intended to ensure free and secured supply of basic drugs to patients.
Rao, who responded to a letter from the Minister of Health of the Union to the Chief Minister Siddarahaiaha, said that the intention to close Kendras only on the premises of government hospitals is to reduce expenditure on patients outside the pocket.
“The decision was taken to prevent doctors from directing patients to buy drugs from these commercial stores, ensuring that free medicines were not available in hospitals,” he said in a letter.
Karnataka is one of the best states in terms of the number of operating Jan Aushadi Kendras, while currently working more than 1,417. Of them, only 184 are located in the government hospitals under the Ministry of Health and family care, while the rest works independently outside the Campus of the Government Hospital.
Free offer
It states that the Karnataka Government is committed to a free offer of all basic medicines, as stated in the list of basic medicines (EML), across public health institutions, and said a letter to Mr. Rao: “The stunning of public health care and eliminating the risk of rejected drugs in government facilities. the hospital. ”
“Medicines are regularly provided to government hospitals through Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited.
Mr. Rao said that this decision is not limited by Jan Aushadhi Kendras outside the government hospital premises and stated that citizens may have access to their choice. “This step is focused primarily on the benefit of poor and marginalized patients who are strongly relying on government hospitals for health care,” the Minister said in a letter.
Subsidized
Mr. Rao, emphasized the availability of drugs sold in Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Januushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), noted that the system offers medicines at 50% to 80% lower than branded alternatives. PMBJP is implemented by Pharma and Medical Bureau of India (PMBI), a company registered under the Company Registration Act.
Mr. Rao urged Mr. Odd to order Pmbi to supply medicines for the Karnataka medical department for the same rate offered by Jan Aushadi Kendras. “This will take a long way to support the initiative for drug offerings in the state,” he added.
Published – 6. August 2025 17:38
