GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 60 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND FEBRUARY, 2018

AMRIT PHARMACIES

60. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set up Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) pharmacies across the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) the number of AMRIT outlets proposed to be opened in various States;

(c) the objectives of AMRIT outlets; and

(d) the number of patients benefited and the amount saved with the help of AMRIT pharmacies along with details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (d): HLL Lifecare Ltd, a Government of India CPSU, is setting up Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) Pharmacies. The States were advised to consider opening AMRIT pharmacies at their institutions using suitable mechanisms. It aims to provide affordable medicines for treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases, thereby reducing the out of pocket expenses. The list of states in which this scheme has been implemented is at Annexure. As on 15th January 2018, 111 AMRIT Pharmacies are operational in 20 States wherein 52.49 lakh patients have been benefitted and Rs. 486.55 crores worth of drugs sold at Rs. 219.35 crores, resulting in saving of Rs. 267.20 crores for patients.

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LIST OF AMRIT DEENDAYAL PHARMACIES

S.No. State/UT HOSPITAL 1 DELHI AMRIT, AIIMS, NEW DELHI 2 AMRIT, RML, NEW DELHI 3 AMRIT, LHMC, NEW DELHI 4 AMRIT, SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL 5 CHANDIGARH AMRIT, PGIMER, CHANDIGARH 6 AMRIT, ADVANCED CARDIAC CENTRE, CHANDIGARH 7 AMRIT, GMCH-32 8 AMRIT, ADVANCED EYE CENTRE, CHANDIGARH 9 AMRIT, OPTICALS CHANDIGARH 10 RAJASTHAN AMRIT, AIIMS, JODHPUR 11 MAHARASHTRA ESIS WORLI 12 ESIS MULUND 13 ESIS NAGPUR 14 CHANDRAPUR MEDICAL COLLEGE 15 UTTARKHAND AMRIT, AIIIMS, RISHIKESH 16 MADHYA PRADESH AMRIT, AIIMS, BHOPAL 17 MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, INDORE 18 GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE, BHOPAL 19 CHATTISGARH AMRIT, AIIMS, RAIPUR 20 MEGHALAYA AMRIT, NEIGRIMS, SHILLONG 21 AMRIT, CIVIL HOSPITAL, SHILLONG 22 MANIPUR AMRIT, RIMS, IMPHAL 23 AMRIT, GMCH, 24 AMRIT GMCH UNIT 2 , GUWAHATI 25 AMRIT, AMCH, DIBRUGARH 26 AMRIT, FAAMCH, BARPETA 27 AMRIT, JMCH, 28 AMRIT, TMCH, TEZPUR 29 AMRIT, SMCH, SILCHAR 30 MAHENDRA MOHAN CHOUDHARI HOSPITAL 31 CIVIL HOSPITAL, BAKSA 32 CIVIL HOSPITAL, SONAPUR 33 CIVIL HOSPITAL, BONGAIGAON 34 CIVIL HOSPITAL, GOALPARA 35 CIVIL HOSPITAL, KOKRAJHAR 36 CIVIL HOSPITAL, NALBARI 37 CIVIL HOSPITAL, MORIGAON 38 CIVIL HOSPITAL, NAGAON 39 TOLARAM BAFNA CIVIL HOSPITAL, AMINGAON 40 KANAKLATA CIVIL HOSPITAL, TEZPUR 41 MANGALDAI CIVIL HOSPITAL, DARRANG 42 NORTH LAKHIMPUR HOSPITAL 43 SIVASAGAR CIVIL HOSPITAL 44 KUSHAL KONWAR CIVIL HOSPITAL, 45 PUDUCHERRY AMRIT, JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY 46 BIHAR AMRIT, IGMS PATNA 47 AIIMS, PATNA 48 UTTAR PRADESH AMRIT, BHU, VARANASI 49 KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW SHATABDI PHASE-I KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 50 LUCKNOW 51 WEST BENGAL CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, KOLKATA

52 PUNJAB AMRIT SANGROOR, PGI OUTREACH OPD 53 GURU GOBIND MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, FARIDKOT, PUNJAB 54 CANCER CARE HOSPITAL, BHATINDA, PUNJAB 55 TRIPURA AMRIT, RCC AGARTALA 56 HIMACHAL PRADESH RCC, IGMC, SHIMLA 57 ODISHA AMRIT, AIIMS BHUBANESHWAR 58 KERALA AMRIT, AKKULAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 59 DISTRICT HOSPITAL, PEROORKADA 60 GUJARAT AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL, AHMEDABAD 61 AMRIT DDPMJAS, JUNAGADH GMERS 62 AMRIT DDPMJAS, VS HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD 63 AMRIT DDPMJAS LG HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD 64 AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL, SOLA 65 AMRIT DDPMJAS GMERS, GANDHINAGAR 66 AMRIT DDPMJAS GMERS HIMMANTNAGAR 67 AMRIT DDPMJAS CIVIL HOSPITAL SURAT 68 AMRIT DDPMJAS PDU RAJKOT 69 AMRIT DDPMJAS GG HOSPITAL JAMNAGAR 70 AMRIT DDPMJAS SIT MEDICAL COLLEGE BHAVNAGAR 71 AMRIT DDPMJAS SSG HOSPITAL VADODARA 72-111 DEENDAYAL PHARMACIES AT 20 DISTRICT AND 20 SDHS