The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed ‘Janaushadhi Diwas’ celebrations through video conference. He dedicated to the nation the 7500th Janaushadhi Kendra at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong during the event. He interacted with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana. Stakeholders were recognized by the Prime Minister for their excellent work. The Union Ministers Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Shri Anurag Thakur, Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Deputy Chief Ministers of Meghalaya and Gujarat were present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister interacted with beneficiaries, Kendra Sanchalak, Jan Aushadhi Mitras at five locations i.e. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Maruthi Nagar, Diu and Mangalore, Karnataka. Interacting with the beneficiaries, the Prime Minister requested them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. He told them that due to affordability, patients are taking the required medicines leading to better health outcomes. He praised the youth promoting the Janaushadhi movement and asked them to help in the ongoing vaccine drive.
The Prime Minister asked the beneficiaries to spread the word about the benefits of Janaushadhi. He said “you are my family and your ailment is ailment of my family members, that is why, I want all my countrymen to stay healthy.”
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister noted that the Janaushadhi Yojana is becoming a big friend of poor and middle class families. It is becoming the medium of both service and employment. Dedication of 7500th centre of Janaushadhi at Shillong is an indication of spread of Janaushadhi Centers in the Northeast. The scheme is providing affordable medicine to people in hilly areas, Northeast and tribal areas, Shri Modi noted. He said that dedication of 7500th center is important as there were not even 100 centres in India six years ago. He asked to achieve the target of 10000 centers. Poor and middle class families are saving about Rs 3600 crore every year on expensive medicines. He said that the scheme is promoting Aatamnirbharta among women as more than 1000 centers are being run by the women. The Prime Minister remarked that in order to promote the scheme, incentive has been enhanced from 2.5 lakh to 5 lakh with additional incentive of 2 lakh for Dalit, Aadivasi women and people of the Northeast.
The Prime Minister noted that the demand for India made medicines and surgery has increased. Production is also increasing to keep up with the increasing demand. A large number of employment opportunities are also being created. He said that now 75 AYUSH medicines are also available in Jan Aushadhi centers. Patients will benefit by getting AYUSH medicines cheaply and the field of Ayurveda and AYUSH Medicine will also be benefitted.
The Prime Minister said that for a long time, government thinking treated health only as a subject of just disease and treatment. However, the topic of health is not confined to just disease and treatment but affects the economic and social fabric of the country. He pointed out, for a holistic approach to health, the Government has worked on the causes of disease too. He cited Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, free LPG connections, Ayushman Bharat, Mission Indradhanush, Poshan Abhiyan and recognition to yoga to illustrate the holistic nature of the Government approach towards health. The Prime Minister touched upon the UN recognition of year 2023 as International Year of Millets. He stressed the need to promote coarse grain as it will not only provide nutritious food grain but will also add to the income of the farmers.
Pointing out the enormous burden of medical treatment on the poor families, the Prime Minister said that in the recent years, efforts are being made to remove all types of discrimination in the treatment and medical treatment has been made accessible to every poor person of the country. For this, prices of essential medicines, heart stents, knee surgery related equipment have been reduced manifold, said the Prime Minister. He said Ayushman Yojana has ensured free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh, for the country's more than 50 crore poor families. So far more than 1.5 crore people have taken advantage of it and saved about Rs 30000 crore.
The Prime Minister lauded the scientist for the Made in India Corona vaccine and said, today India has vaccines not only for local use but also for helping the world. He stressed that the Government specially kept the interest of the poor and middle class in mind for vaccination. The vaccination is free in the government hospitals and private hospitals are charging just Rs 250 which is the lowest in the world.
The Prime Minister stressed on the need for having infrastructure for effective treatment and availability of quality medical staff. He said that the Government has started working on a holistic approach in extending the health infrastructure from primary hospitals in villages to tertiary hospitals and medical colleges like AIIMS.
The Prime Minister recounted the government’s efforts to improve medical setup in the last six years. He informed that in the last 6 years more than 30 thousands seats have been added to 55 thousand MBBS seats that existed in 2014. Similarly, there were 30 thousand PG seats, to which, 24 thousand new seats have been added. 180 new medical colleges have been established in the last six years. 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness centers have been established in villages, 50 thousand of which have already started functioning.
These centers are treating serious ailments and making sophisticated tests available locally. Shri Modi noted the enormous increase in allocation for health in the Budget and talked about Pradhanmantri Aatamnirbhar Swastya Yojana for complete solution of the health problems. Every district has provided diagnostic centers and more than 600 critical care hospitals have been established. Work is on for establishing one medical center in three Lok Sabha constituencies, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister said that the effort of the government today is to make the treatment cheaper, accessible for everyone. With this thinking policies and programs are being made today. He added that Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Project's network spread rapidly and reached as many people as possible.
जनऔषधि योजना को देश के कोने-कोने में चलाने वाले और इसके कुछ लाभार्थियों से मेरी जो चर्चा हुई है, उससे स्पष्ट है कि ये योजना गरीब और मध्यम वर्गीय परिवारों की बहुत बड़ा साथी बन रही है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
ये योजना सेवा और रोज़गार दोनों का माध्यम बन रही है: PM @narendramodi
इस योजना से पहाड़ी क्षेत्रों में, नॉर्थईस्ट में, जनजातीय क्षेत्रों में रहने वाले देशवासियों तक सस्ती दवा देने में मदद मिल रही है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
आज जब 7500वे केंद्र का लोकार्पण किया गया है तो वो शिलॉन्ग में हुआ है।
इससे स्पष्ट है कि नॉर्थईस्ट में जनऔषधि केंद्रों का कितना विस्तार हो रहा है: PM
लंबे समय तक देश की सरकारी सोच में स्वास्थ्य को सिर्फ बीमारी और इलाज का ही विषय माना गया।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
लेकिन स्वास्थ्य का विषय सिर्फ बीमारी और इलाज तक सीमित नहीं है, बल्कि ये देश के पूरे आर्थिक और सामाजिक ताने-बाने को प्रभावित करता है: PM @narendramodi
आज मोटे अनाजों को ना सिर्फ प्रोत्साहित किया जा रहा है, बल्कि अब भारत की पहल पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र ने वर्ष 2023 को International Year of Millets भी घोषित किया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
Millets पर फोकस से देश को पौष्टिक अन्न भी मिलेगा और हमारे किसानों की आय भी बढ़ेगी: PM @narendramodi
बीते वर्षों में इलाज में आने वाले हर तरह के भेदभाव को समाप्त करने का प्रयास किया गया है, इलाज को हर गरीब तक पहुंचाया गया है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
ज़रूरी दवाओं को, हार्ट स्टेंट्स को, नी सर्जरी से जुड़े उपकरणों की कीमत को कई गुना कम कर दिया गया है: PM @narendramodi
आज सरकारी अस्पतालों में कोरोना का फ्री टीका लगाया जा रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
प्राइवेट अस्पतालों में दुनिया में सबसे सस्ता यानि सिर्फ 250 रुपए का टीका लगाया जा रहा है: PM @narendramodi
देश को आज अपने वैज्ञानिकों पर गर्व है कि हमारे पास मेड इन इंडिया वैक्सीन अपने लिए भी है और दुनिया की मदद करने के लिए भी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
हमारी सरकार ने यहां भी देश के गरीबों का, मध्यम वर्ग का विशेष ध्यान रखा है: PM @narendramodi
2014 से पहले जहां देश में लगभग 55 हज़ार MBBS सीटें थीं, वहीं 6 साल के दौरान इसमें 30 हज़ार से ज्यादा की वृद्धि की जा चुकी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
इसी तरह PG सीटें भी जो 30 हज़ार हुआ करती थीं, उनमें 24 हज़ार से ज्यादा नई सीटें जोड़ी जा चुकी हैं: PM @narendramodi
आज सरकार की कोशिश ये है कि मेडिकल साइंस के लाभ से कोई भी वंचित ना रहे।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 7, 2021
इलाज सस्ता हो, सुलभ हो, सर्वजन के लिए हो, इसी सोच के साथ आज नीतियां और कार्यक्रम बनाए जा रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
