Ktaka ranks second in number of Jan Aushadhi stores in India

Karnatakaaccounts for the second-highest number of Jan Aushadhi stores that sell generic medicines and surgical tools at discounted prices.Keralahad the highest number of these stores till recently, but Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have overtaken it now.

Health ministerK Sudhakarsaid on Saturday that 1,052 Jan Aushadhi stores have been opened in the state so far, and the plan is to add another 500 in the next six months. Since February this year, weve opened around 300 shops, he said.
He said there has been a huge demand for

Jan Aushadhi stores, especially in rural areas, as pharmacy graduates are applying in large numbers. In Bengaluru, the minister said the department is considering opening 40 shops at BBMP hospitals. We have already sought permission from the Palike, he added.