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Government’s Jan Aushadhi Kendras Save Citizens Rs 45,000 Crore

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A total of 20,149 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened nationwide and estimated savings of about Rs 45,000 crore have accrued to citizens from the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Yojna, the government informed Parliament on Friday.In the last 12 years, estimated savings of about Rs 45,000 crore have accrued to citizens, when compared against the prices of branded medicines, contributing significantly to a sharp reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure by households c…