88 drugs and surgical and consumables are included in Jan Aushadhi Scheme
88 drugs and surgical and consumables are included
in Jan Aushadhi Scheme
With a view to achieving
the objective of making available quality medicines at affordable prices, the
Government has been taking several regulatory and fiscal measures from time to
time. In order to provide further relief to the common man in the
area of healthcare, a countrywide campaign for ensuring availability of
generic medicines at affordable prices to all, in the name of “Jan
Aushadhi”, was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in November, 2008
in collaboration with the State Governments as a direct market intervention
strategy.
Under the Jan Aushadhi Scheme, those Jan Aushadhi Stores proposed within
Government hospital premises, a one-time financial assistance to the extent of
Rs.2.50 Lakh (Rs.1 Lakh for furnishing, Rs.50000/- for computer and
peripherals, Refrigerator etc. and another Rs.1 Lakh worth medicines to
commence operations) is granted. Besides, the Jan Aushadhi Stores run by
private entrepreneurs/ pharmacists/Non-Governmental Organizations/charitable
organizations that are linked with the Bureau of Pharma Public Sector
Undertakings of India (BPPI), the implementing agency through internet will get
an incentive upto Rs.1.50 lakh. This will be given @ 10% of monthly sales
subject to a ceiling of Rs.10,000/- per month upto a limit of Rs.1.5
lakhs. In North-Eastern States, Naxal affected areas and tribal areas ,
the rate of incentive will be 15% and subject to a monthly ceiling of
Rs.15,000/- and total limit of Rs.1.5 lakhs. The margin available for the
Retailers is upto 20% and for Distributors upto 10% has also been
increased so as to ensure a reasonable level of profitability for them.
Presently 88 drugs and surgical and consumables are included in Jan Aushadhi
Scheme. The available medicines (therapeutic category wise)
available in the scheme at present are as under:
|
S. No
|
Therapeutic category
|
No. of Medicines
|
|
1.
|
Anti-allergy
|
8
|
|
2.
|
Anti-infective
|
127
|
|
3.
|
Anti-cancer
|
10
|
|
4.
|
Antidiabetic agents
|
25
|
|
5.
|
Central Nervous System
disease
|
25
|
|
6.
|
Cardio Vascular Agents
|
66
|
|
7.
|
Eye Nose throat product
|
2
|
|
8.
|
Eye disease
|
4
|
|
9.
|
Gastro Intestinal Tract
disease
|
55
|
|
10.
|
Harmon
|
3
|
|
11.
|
Non Opoidal Anti
Inflammatory Drugs
|
4
|
|
12.
|
Non-Steroidal Anti
Inflammatory Drugs
|
51
|
|
13.
|
Nutrient
|
1
|
|
14.
|
Respiratory disease
|
40
|
|
15.
|
Skin disease
|
18
|
|
16.
|
Vaccine
|
1
|
|
17.
|
Vitamins & Minerals
|
28
|
|
18.
|
Miscellaneous
|
20
|
|
|
Total
|
488
|
This was informed by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in reply to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha today.
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Fertilizer companies are required to print the MRP
and available subsidy on each bag of P&K fertilizers.
The Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Hansraj
Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha today in reply to an Unstarred
Question that the existing mechanism put in place to monitor the
prices of P&K fertilizers is as under:-
i. Sale of fertilizers above
the printed price is punishable under the EC Act.
ii. (a) It has been made
mandatory for the fertilizer companies to submit alongwith their subsidy
claims, the cost data of their fertilizer products from 2012-13 onwards in
prescribed format on six monthly basis . The Department has also appointed Cost
Accountants/ Firms to scrutinize the said cost data to ensure that the prices
fixed by the fertilizer companies are reasonable.
(b) It has also
been stipulated in the provisions that in cases, where after scrutiny,
unreasonableness of MRP is established or where there is no correlation between
the cost of production or acquisition and the MRP printed on the bags, the
subsidy would be restricted or denied even if the product is otherwise eligible
for subsidy under NBS Scheme. In proven case of abuse of subsidy mechanism, the
Department of Fertilizers, on the recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee
may exclude any grade/grades of fertilizers of a particular company or the
fertilizer company itself from the NBS Scheme. This punitive provision checks
overpricing of Fertilizers.
Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficient /adequate quantities of
fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors
the availability of fertilizers. Details of availability of all chemicals
fertilizers ( Urea, DAP, MOP & NPK) for the last three years 2013-14 to
2015-16 ( April, 2015 to February, 2016 ) are given below:-
( Figure in LMT)
|
Year
|
Urea
|
DAP
|
MOP
|
NPK
|
||||
|
Availability
|
Sales
|
Availability
|
Sales
|
Availability
|
Sales
|
Availability
|
Sales
|
|
|
2013-14
|
306.75
|
304.54
|
72.90
|
69.03
|
23.32
|
21.92
|
79.63
|
75.15
|
|
2014-15
|
310.42
|
308.73
|
77.80
|
75.57
|
30.72
|
27.79
|
90.57
|
85.98
|
|
2015-16 (April-15 to Feb.-16)
|
305.92
|
290.48
|
96.58
|
85.11
|
25.85
|
22.39
|
90.51
|
82.01
|
It can be seen from the above table that availability of all chemical
fertilizers against sales is sufficient/adequate and there is no shortage of
fertilizers.
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