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Brisk business at Jan Aushadhi New India marvel:

Kendras amidst lockdown under-water metro

link in Kolkata

oing justice to its motto – Seva Bhi, Rozgar Bhi – the he first phase of the 16.5
DPradhanmantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY) is supplying Tkilometer-long underwater
medicines at low cost. Prices of medicines at the Jan Aushadhi metro from Salt Lake Sector 5
Kendras (JAKs) are 50 to 90 per cent less than the market. A to Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata
drug meant for treating cancer, which sells at Rs 6,500 in the is complete. An engineering
market, is available for Rs 800! During COVID-19 lockdown, the marvel of Indian Railways, it is
Jan Aushadi sales have reached nearly Rs 150 Crore i.e the first equipped with state-of-the-art
quarter of this Financial Year nearly doubling from the sales security and communications
during the same period the previous FY. The total sales up to technology. The entire corridor
September 15, 2020 stood a little over Rs 256 Crore. The savings would be ready for use by
accrued to the customers of the Jan Aushadi medicines is over December 2021. The project,
Rs 1,250 Crore. There are more than 6,600 JAKs across the with an outlay of nearly Rs
country which are selling more than 1250 types of medicines 8600 Crore, is set to become
and drugs along with over 250 types of surgical equipment. The the most sought after mode of
Jan Aushadhi Kendras sold about 15 Lakh face masks, 80 Lakh transportation in the city. The
tablets of Hydroxychloroquine and 1 Crore Paracetamol Tablets underwater metro will connect
during the lockdown.. More than 5 Crore Sanitary Napkins were the twin cities of Kolkata and
sold at these kendras at price of Re 1 each. Howrah.

SPORTS QUOTA AMBIT EXPANDED FOR JOBS

he Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has
Taccepted the proposal of the Ministry of Sports to grant
benefit of the sports quota to athletes of 20 new disciplines
on September 1, 2020. The list of sports, which qualify
for appointment of meritorious sportspersons in Central
Government offices, has now been revised from 43 to 63. They
include indigenous and traditional sports like Mallakhamb,
Tug-of-War, Sepak Takraw and Roll Ball. Speaking about
the decision, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and
Sports, Kiren Rijiju said, "To ensure the overall welfare of
our athletes is of primary importance for the Government,
and the proposal to include more sporting disciplines in
the DoPT list is a step in that direction."

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