<span style="color: #222222;">The Government has set a target to open ten thousand five hundred Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs)  across the country.<br />''<br />'' In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba said about eight thousand six hundred eighty-nine PMBJKs have been opened covering all districts of the country. He said  around 1.25 to 1.50 crore people on an average purchase medicines from more than eight thousand six hundred PMBJKs in a month across the country.<br />''<br />''The product basket of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana comprises of about over one thousand six hundred medicines and 250 surgical devices, which are available on PMBJKs across the country.<br />''<br />''The Minister said the product basket covers all major therapeutic groups such as cardiovascular, anti-cancers, anti-diabetics, anti-infectives, anti-allergic, gastro-intestinal medicines and nutraceuticals. He said a medicine under the Scheme is priced on principle of a maximum of 50 percent of the average price of the top three branded medicines.<br />''<br />''The price of Jan Aushadhi Medicines is cheaper at least by 50 percent and in some cases by 80 to 90 percent of the market prices of branded medicines</span><br />