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JANAUSHADHI DIWAS 2021
Celebrations of the 3rd JanaushadhiDiwas 2021 kicks off.
Important points:
- JanaushadhiDiwas is observed on March 7 all over the country.
- The week-long celebrations such as health camps, interactions and rallies have started, especially in the Jan Aushadhi Centres.
- JanaushadhiDiwas 2021 theme: “Sevabhi – Rozgar bhi”.
- Janaushadhi centres are run as part of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya JanaushadhiPariyojana (PMBJP).
- In these centres which are run by the Bureau of Pharma PSUs in India (BPPI), generic medicines are sold at 50% to 90% lesser prices as compared to the market prices of branded medicines.
SOURCE:PIB