Jan Aushadhi Kendras, opened under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PM-BJP), have made affordable medicines accessible to the common public, thus bringing a paradigm change in how people buy routine medicines to life-saving drugs.
In Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of families have become loyal customers of Jan Aushadhi Kendras as they have made a permanent shift from private medical stores and now buy medicines at cheaper prices.
Many customers spoke to IANS and shared how the government’s healthcare scheme has changed their lives.
Mushtaq Ahmed, a customer, said this scheme has brought immense respite for people like him.
“Medicines are becoming expensive, their prices are skyrocketing. But, at this centre, we are getting medicines at highly subsidised rates. Particularly, the poor and marginalised families are benefitting from it,” he said.
“We are very thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching such a scheme,” he added.
Azizur Rahman Beig told IANS, “It’s a very fruitful scheme for people pertaining to the lower strata. I am a heart patient. The medicine that I am carrying in my hand costs Rs 100 at medical stores, but here, I am getting it for Rs 10.”
“We are very thankful to Prime Minister Modi for this initiative. However, there should be more such Kendras so that the whole society benefits from it,” he added.