BSF Tripura Frontier opens Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Fatikchera
The new facility aims to provide quality generic medicines at 50 to 90 per cent lower prices than branded equivalents.
The Border Security Force (BSF) Tripura Frontier inaugurated a Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) at Fatikchera in West Tripura on Monday, according to ANI.
Inspector General of the BSF Tripura Frontier, Princee Rani, inaugurated the centre in the presence of senior BSF officers, medical officers, and representatives of the border population.
The facility was established through a tripartite agreement between the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), SWADHIN Trust, and the BSF.
The centre is part of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) of the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, to provide affordable generic medicines.
The Kendra will serve serving and retired BSF personnel, their families, and the civilian population in border areas. It will offer medicines for chronic ailments, surgical products, nutraceuticals, and Suvidha Sanitary Napkins at Rs 1 per pad.
Princee Rani told ANI that the main objective is to provide generic medicines at minimal rates, noting that prices are 50 to 90 per cent lower than outside. She also appealed to everyone to take advantage of the centre to get medicines at the right time.