Railways to establish Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) at 50 railway stations to enhance wellness and welfare of passengers

In the pursuit to enhance wellness and welfare of passengers visiting railway stations, Indian Railways has conceptualised a policy framework to establish Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) in circulating areas and concourses of stations which will be operated by Licensees. The list of 50 stations identified for the pilot project is appended below.

More Details:

• In order to cater to the requirements of millions of daily visitors and passengers, Indian Railways has been consistently upgrading facilities and amenities at its stations. The objectives to establish PMBJKs at Railway stations are as under:
  • Promote Government of India’s mission to make available quality medicines and consumables (Janaushadhi products) to all at affordable price.
  • Enable passengers/visitors at railway stations to easily access Janaushadhi products.
  • Enhance wellness and welfare among all sections of the society by providing medicines at affordable prices.
  • Create employment opportunities and generate avenues for entrepreneurs for opening PMBJKs.
• Under this scheme, PMBJKs would be deemed ‘desirable passenger amenity’ and accordingly, Railways shall provide fabricated outlets in circulating areas and concourses of stations, for operation by Licensees on commercial lines.
• The outlets will be located in circulating areas/concourses at convenient locations so that both incoming and outgoing passengers are benefited.
• PMBJKs will be set up and operated by Licensees at locations identified by Railway Divisions. Stalls will be provided by E-auctioning as with respective Railway Divisions through IREPS. These stalls will be designed by NID Ahmedabad.
• Successful bidders of PMBJK outlets have to procure necessary permissions and licences to run a drug store and comply with all statutory requirements for storage of drugs.
• Successful bidders of PMBJK outlets will have to enter into an agreement with the nodal agency for PMBJK, i.e., Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), and its authorised distributors for Janaushadhi Scheme (as mandated by PMBI) before commencing operations.

Locations for Establishing 50 PMBJKs:

Station	State/UT
Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh
New Tinsukia	Assam
Lumding	Assam
Rangiya	Assam
Darbhanga	Bihar
Patna	Bihar
Katihar	Bihar
Janjgir Naila	Chhattisgarh
Bagbahara	Chhattisgarh
Anand Vihar	Delhi
Ankleshwar	Gujarat
Mahesana Junction	Gujarat
Sini Junction	Jharkhand
Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir
SMVT Bengaluru	Karnataka
Bangarapet	Karnataka
Mysore	Karnataka
Hubballi Junction	Karnataka
Palakkad	Kerala
Pendra Road	Chhattisgarh
Ratlam	Madhya Pradesh
Madan Mahal	Madhya Pradesh
Bina	Madhya Pradesh
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	Maharashtra
Manmad	Maharashtra
Pimpri	Maharashtra
Solapur	Maharashtra
Nainpur	Madhya Pradesh
Nagbhir	Maharashtra
Malad	Maharashtra
Khurda Road	Odisha
Phagwara	Punjab
Rajpura	Punjab
Sawai Madhopur	Rajasthan
Bhagat Ki Kothi	Rajasthan
Tiruchirappalli Junction	Tamil Nadu
Erode	Tamil Nadu
Dindigul Junction	Tamil Nadu
Secunderabad	Andhra Pradesh
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	Uttar Pradesh
Virangana Lakshmibai	Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow Junction	Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur Junction	Uttar Pradesh
Banaras	Uttar Pradesh
Agra Cantt.	Uttar Pradesh
Mathura	Uttar Pradesh
Yog Nagari Rishikesh	Uttarakhand
Kashipur	Uttarakhand
Malda Town	West Bengal
Kharagpur	West Bengal

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Source: PIB- Press Release | Image Credit: Central Railway