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Expansion of PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras in West Bengal and coverage of uncovered blocks

Posted On: 11 AUG 2026 3:03PM by PIB Delhi

The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushdhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) has not received any proposal from the Government of West Bengal for expansion of 469 new Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) in the State.

As on 30.06.2026, a total of 1,014 Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) have been opened in the State of West Bengal, out of which, 715 JAKs have been opened across the 217 blocks of State. The district-wise number of JAKs opened in West Bengal is at Annexure-I. Block-wise number of JAKs is at Annexure-II. Out of total 345 blocks of the State, 128 blocks do not have any Jan Aushadhi Kendra, List of the same is at Annexure-III.

        

 

Annexure-I

 

District-wise number of JAKs opened as on 30.06.2026 in the state of West Bengal

 

Sl. No.

District Name

No. of JAKs
  1.  

North 24 Parganas

203
  1.  

South 24 Parganas

59
  1.  

Bankura

36
  1.  

Purba Bardhaman

43
  1.  

Birbhum

10
  1.  

Cooch Behar

15
  1.  

Darjeeling

18
  1.  

Dakshin Dinajpur

2
  1.  

Uttar Dinajpur

7
  1.  

Hooghly

109
  1.  

Howrah

109
  1.  

Jalpaiguri

20
  1.  

Kolkata

162
  1.  

Malda

13
  1.  

Purba Medinipur

43
  1.  

Paschim Medinipur

40
  1.  

Murshidabad

18
  1.  

Nadia

26
  1.  

Purulia

11
  1.  

Alipurduar

6
  1.  

Kalimpong

2
  1.  

Jhargram

7
  1.  

Paschim Bardhaman

55

Total

1,014

 

 

Annexure-II

 

Block-wise number of JAKs opened as on 30.06.2026 in the State of West Bengal

 

Sl. No.

District Name

Development Block Name

No. of JAKs
  1.  

Alipurduar

Alipurduar-I

5
  1.  

Madarihat

1
  1.  

Bankura

Bankura-I

7
  1.  

Barjora

5
  1.  

Chhatna

2
  1.  

Gangajal Ghati

2
  1.  

Jaypur

1
  1.  

Khatra-I

1
  1.  

Kotulpur

5
  1.  

Mejhia

1
  1.  

Raipur-I

2
  1.  

Ranibundh

1
  1.  

Saltora

1
  1.  

Sarenga

2
  1.  

Sonamukhi

2
  1.  

Taldangra

2
  1.  

Vishnupur

2
  1.  

Birbhum

Bolpur-Sriniketan

3
  1.  

Mayureswar-Ii

1
  1.  

Nanoor

1
  1.  

Rampurhat-I

2
  1.  

Rampurhat-Ii

2
  1.  

Sainthia

1
  1.  

Cooch Behar

Coochbehar I

1
  1.  

Cooch Behar II

2
  1.  

Dinhata-I

1
  1.  

Haldibari

1
  1.  

Mathabhanga II

1
  1.  

Mekliganj

1
  1.  

Tufanganj-I

1
  1.  

Dakshin Dinajpur

Balurghat

1
  1.  

Bansihari

1
  1.  

Darjeeling

Darjeeling-Pulbazar

3
  1.  

Matigara

10
  1.  

Naxal Bari

3
  1.  

Phansidewa

1
  1.  

Hooghly

Arambagh

9
  1.  

Balagarh

2
  1.  

Chanditala-I

4
  1.  

Chanditala-Ii

3
  1.  

Chinsurah-Magrah

9
  1.  

Dhaniakhali

9
  1.  

Goghat-I

1
  1.  

Goghat-Ii

1
  1.  

Haripal

3
  1.  

Jangipara

3
  1.  

Khanakul-I

3
  1.  

Khanakul-Ii

3
  1.  

Pandua

2
  1.  

Polba-Dadpur

5
  1.  

Pursurah

4
  1.  

Singur

9
  1.  

Sirampur-Uttarpara

17
  1.  

Tarakeswar

7
  1.  

Howrah

Amta-I

4
  1.  

Amta-Ii

1
  1.  

Bagnan-I

4
  1.  

Bally-Jagacha

14
  1.  

Domjur

10
  1.  

Jagatballavpur

8
  1.  

Panchla

9
  1.  

Sankrail

11
  1.  

Shyampur-I

4
  1.  

Shyampur-Ii

5
  1.  

Udaynarayanpur

5
  1.  

Uluberia-I

6
  1.  

Uluberia-Ii

2
  1.  

Jalpaiguri

Banarhat

1
  1.  

Dhupguri

1
  1.  

Jalpaiguri

10
  1.  

Mal

2
  1.  

Maynaguri

1
  1.  

Rajganj

6
  1.  

Jhargram

Binpur-I

1
  1.  

Gopiballavpur-I

1
  1.  

Jhargram

3
  1.  

Nayagram

1
  1.  

Sankrail

1
  1.  

Kalimpong

Kalimpong-I

1
  1.  

Malda

English Bazar

3
  1.  

Gazole

1
  1.  

Kaliachak-Ii

1
  1.  

Old Malda

1
  1.  

Ratua-I

3
  1.  

Ratua-Ii

2
  1.  

Murshidabad

Beldanga-I

1
  1.  

Beldanga-Ii

1
  1.  

Berhampore

9
  1.  

Domkal

1
  1.  

Farakka

1
  1.  

Murshidabad-Jiagunj

1
  1.  

Raghunathganj-Ii

1
  1.  

Raninagar-I

1
  1.  

Shamsherganj

1
  1.  

Nadia

Chakdah

3
  1.  

Hanskhali

1
  1.  

Haringhata

1
  1.  

Kalyani

6
  1.  

Karimpur-1

1
  1.  

Krishnaganj

1
  1.  

Krishnagar-I

4
  1.  

Krishnagar-Ii

1
  1.  

Nabadwip

2
  1.  

Nakashipara

1
  1.  

Ranaghat-I

2
  1.  

Ranaghat-Ii

1
  1.  

Santipur

1
  1.  

North 24 Parganas

Amdanga

2
  1.  

Baduria

2
  1.  

Barasat-I

17
  1.  

Barasat-Ii

11
  1.  

Barrackpur-I

21
  1.  

Barrackpur-Ii

34
  1.  

Basirhat-I

5
  1.  

Basirhat-Ii

5
  1.  

Bongaon

8
  1.  

Deganga

3
  1.  

Gaighata

9
  1.  

Habra-I

9
  1.  

Habra-Ii

5
  1.  

Haroa

3
  1.  

Hasnabad

4
  1.  

Hingalganj

2
  1.  

Minakhan

1
  1.  

Rajarhat

12
  1.  

Swarupnagar

2
  1.  

Paschim Bardhaman

Barabani

1
  1.  

Faridpur - Durgapur

21
  1.  

Jamuria

1
  1.  

Kanksa

5
  1.  

Ondal

3
  1.  

Pandabeswar

2
  1.  

Raniganj

4
  1.  

Salanpur

2
  1.  

Paschim Medinipur

Chandrakona-I

2
  1.  

Chandrakona-Ii

1
  1.  

Dantan-Ii

1
  1.  

Daspur-I

2
  1.  

Daspur-Ii

1
  1.  

Debra

7
  1.  

Garbeta-I

4
  1.  

Garbeta-Ii

1
  1.  

Garbeta-Iii

1
  1.  

Ghatal

2
  1.  

Keshiary

1
  1.  

Keshpur

2
  1.  

Kharagpur-I

1
  1.  

Kharagpur-Ii

3
  1.  

Midnapore

3
  1.  

Narayangarh

1
  1.  

Sabang

6
  1.  

Purba Bardhaman

Bhatar

4
  1.  

Burdwan-I

5
  1.  

Burdwan-Ii

1
  1.  

Galsi-Ii

1
  1.  

Jamal Pur

4
  1.  

Kalna-I

4
  1.  

Katwa-Ii

1
  1.  

Khandaghosh

1
  1.  

Mangolkote

1
  1.  

Manteswar

4
  1.  

Memari-1

1
  1.  

Memari-Ii

1
  1.  

Purbasthali-I

1
  1.  

Raina-I

3
  1.  

Raina-Ii

5
  1.  

Purba Medinipur

Bhagawanpur-I

2
  1.  

Bhagawanpur-Ii

1
  1.  

Chandipur

2
  1.  

Contai-I

5
  1.  

Deshapran

1
  1.  

Egra-I

2
  1.  

Egra-Ii

1
  1.  

Haldia

2
  1.  

Khejuri-I

2
  1.  

Khejuri-Ii

1
  1.  

Kolaghat

4
  1.  

Mahishadal

2
  1.  

Moyna

3
  1.  

Nandigram-I

2
  1.  

Panskura-I

2
  1.  

Patashpur-I

3
  1.  

Patashpur-Ii

1
  1.  

Ramnagar-I

1
  1.  

Shahid Matangini

2
  1.  

Sutahata

2
  1.  

Tamluk

2
  1.  

Purulia

Barabazar

1
  1.  

Neturia

1
  1.  

Purulia-I

4
  1.  

Purulia-Ii

1
  1.  

Raghunath Pur-I

2
  1.  

Raghunathpur-Ii

1
  1.  

South 24 Parganas

Baruipur

9
  1.  

Basanti

2
  1.  

Bhangar-Ii

2
  1.  

Bishnupur-I

1
  1.  

Bishnupur-Ii

1
  1.  

Budge Budge-I

1
  1.  

Canning-I

2
  1.  

Diamond Harbour-I

1
  1.  

Gosaba

1
  1.  

Jaynagar-I

2
  1.  

Jaynagar-Ii

1
  1.  

Kak Dwip

1
  1.  

Kulpi

1
  1.  

Kultali

1
  1.  

Magra Hat-Ii

1
  1.  

Mathurapur-Ii

1
  1.  

Pathar Pratima

1
  1.  

Sonarpur

10
  1.  

Thakurpukur Mahestola

9
  1.  

Uttar Dinajpur

Hemtabad

1
  1.  

Islampur

1
  1.  

Itahar

1
  1.  

Kaliaganj

2
  1.  

Raiganj

1

 

Total

715

 

 

 

Annexure-III

 

 Details of blocks which do not have any JAKs in the State of West Bengal

 

Sl.  No.

District Name

Development Block Name

1

Alipurduar

Alipurduar-Ii

2

Falakata

3

Kalchini

4

Kumargram

5

Bankura

Bankura-Ii

6

Hirbandh

7

Indpur

8

Indus

9

Onda

10

Patrasayer

11

Simlapal

12

Birbhum

Dubrajpur

13

Illambazar

14

Khoyrasol

15

Labpur

16

Mayureswar-I

17

Mohammad Bazar

18

Murarai-I

19

Murarai-Ii

20

Nalhati-I

21

Nalhati-Ii

22

Rajnagar

23

Suri-I

24

Suri-Ii

25

Cooch Behar

Dinhata-Ii

26

Mathabhanga-I

27

Sitai

28

Sitalkuchi

29

Tufanganj-Ii

30

Dakshin Dinajpur

Gangarampur

31

Harirampur

32

Hili

33

Kumarganj

34

Kushmandi

35

Tapan

36

Darjeeling

Jore Bunglow-Sukiapokhri

37

Kharibari

38

Kurseong

39

Mirik

40

Rangli Rangliot

41

Howrah

Bagnan-Ii

42

Jalpaiguri

Kranti

43

Matiali

44

Nagrakata

45

Jhargram

Binpur-Ii

46

Gopiballav Pur -Ii

47

Jambani

48

Kalimpong

Gorubathan

49

Lava

50

Pedong

51

Malda

Bamongola

52

Chanchal-I

53

Chanchal-Ii

54

Habibpur

55

Harishchandrapur-I

56

Harishchandrapur-Ii

57

Kaliachak-I

58

Kaliachak-Iii

59

Manikchak

60

Murshidabad

Bhagabangola-Ii

61

Bhagawangola-I

62

Bharatpur-I

63

Bharatpur-Ii

64

Burwan

65

Hariharpara

66

Jalangi

67

Kandi

68

Khargram

69

Lalgola

70

Nabagram

71

Nawda

72

Raghunathganj-I

73

Raninagar-Ii

74

Sagardighi

75

Suti-I

76

Suti-Ii

77

Nadia

Chapra

78

Kaliganj

79

Karimpur-Ii

80

Tehatta-I

81

Tehatta-Ii

82

North 24 Parganas

Bagda

83

Sandeshkhali-I

84

Sandeshkhali-Ii

85

Paschim Medinipur

Dantan-I

86

Paschim Medinipur

Mohanpur

87

Pingla

88

Salbani

89

Purba Bardhaman

Ausgram-I

90

Ausgram-Ii

91

Galsi -I

92

Kalna II

93

Katwa-I

94

Ketugram_I

95

Ketugram-Ii

96

Purbasthali-Ii

97

Purba Medinipur

Contai-Iii

98

Nandakumar

99

Nandigram-Ii

100

Ramnagar-Ii

101

Purulia

Arsha

102

Bagmundi

103

Balarampur

104

Bundwan

105

Hura

106

Jaipur

107

Jhalda-I

108

Jhalda-Ii

109

Kashipur

110

Manbazar-I

111

Manbazar-Ii

112

Para

113

Puncha

114

Santuri

115

South 24 Parganas

Bhangar-I

116

Budge Budge-Ii

117

Canning-Ii

118

Diamond Harbour-Ii

119

Falta

120

Magra Hat-I

121

Mandirbazar

122

Mathurapur I

123

Namkhana

124

Sagar

125

Uttar Dinajpur

Chopra

126

Goalpokhar-I

127

Goalpokhar II

128

Karandighi

 

This information was given by Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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