Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes

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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