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New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, and Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the hi-tech Central Warehouse setup by the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) on October 16, 2018, at Bilaspur, Gurugram, Haryana. The hi-tech Central Warehouse would facilitate seamless distribution of Jan Aushadhi generic medicine to all PMBJP Kendra functional across the country.
The Minister had on October 15, 2018, inaugurated the Digital Cash Management System for Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) to be implemented as a partnership between BPPI and Bank of Baroda. This System will be implemented at all PMBJP Kendras for purchasing medicine and cashless payment system with BPPI. Bank of Baroda will also provide loan to all PMBJP Kendra for purchasing medicine. The cashless transactions will be done only through unique virtual accounts opened by Bank of Baroda for each and every PMBJP Kendra across the country.
Mandaviya informed that at present, there are more than 4,200 PMBJP Kendra functional in 34 States/UTs across the country and 700+ medicine and 154 surgical and consumables are available in the basket for sale through PMBJKs. Shortly the basket will be enhanced to 1,000 medicine, he said. Central Warehouse is established as per WHO guidelines for ensuring better quality storage and logistics services. A distribution network of One Central Warehouse, four regional warehouse and 53 distributors spread over different states is functional now. So far 638 districts have been covered and remaining 81 are being covered on priority, the Minister said.