CM opens 5th Deen Dayal Janaushadhi Kendra for affordable medicines at Rajkot

Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today inaugurated the 5th Pandit Deen Dayal Janaushadhi Kendra in Rajkot city to sell generic drugs store on the University Road. He enquired about the details of the store from Mayor Dr Jaimanbhai Upadhyay and State Health Department’s Deputy Director Dr. Mehta.

What began as the city’s first such Janaushadhi Kendra at Civil Hospital with people’s participation, there are now five such stores covering the city’s both the zones, proving a boon for the citizens. These stores sell medicines up to 70 per cent less than the market prices.

Mr. Rupani has already announced that 250 Janaushadhi Kendras are proposed to be opened in phase-1, at least one in every taluka.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included MP Mohanbhai Kundariya, MLA Bhanuben Babariya and Deputy Mayor Dr. Darshitaben Shah, among others.

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