Janaushadi Week being celebrated from March 1 to 7

Janaushadhi week is being celebrated across the country from 1st of this month through more than 6200 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras. Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners are organising different types of activities for making awareness about health and hygiene.

Yesterday, on the fourth day of the week, an event for empowering the women’s of the country with the theme of ‘Suvidha Se Sammaan’ was held. Free distribution camps for Suvidha Sanitary Napkins were held at about



2000 places and more than 50,000 Sanitary Napkin packets were given free of cost to the women.

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana is a noble initiative of the Government which is now making an impact on masses in its endeavor to provide quality medicines at an affordable price. The total sales in the financial year 2019-20 till February have crossed 383 crore which led to total savings of about 2200 crore rupees of common citizens.