The Union Minister Ananth Kumar said on Friday that the Centre is planning to provide essential medicines at 40-60 percent lower rates through its ‘Jan-Aushdi’ medical stores.

The Minister of Chemicals and Fertiliser said, “In the last one year, more than 300 life saving medicines which are used to treat diseases such as cancer, AIDS and other, the Modi government has brought them under drug price control.”

“We are planning to increase the total number of Jan-Aushdi stores to 3,000, and at these stores essential medicines will be provided at 40 per cent, 50 per cent and 60 per cent lower rates,” Kumar said.

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