Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare launched a credit assistance program for Jan Aushadhi Kendras.

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Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare launched a credit assistance program for Jan Aushadhi Kendras. He presided over the exchange of an MoU between Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI). He also launched a website for credit assistance to Jan Aushadhi Kendras: https://jak-prayaasloans.sidbi.in/home. The Union Minister also felicitated the individuals involved in making this credit assistance program successful as well as some of the beneficiaries of this initiative. The credit guarantee on such loans whether working capital or term loan is being provided by Credit Guarantee Fund Trust For Micro And Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).


      From only 80 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in 2014, there are around 11,000 units operating across the country.

      It is estimated that around 10 to 12 lakh people visit these Jan Aushadhi Kendras every day, providing them with significant savings and access to requisite medicines.

      The government has set a target to have 25,000 Janaushadhi Kendras across the country by March 31, 2026.

 

     


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