Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated 18 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras at various railway stations across the country. Mr. Modi inaugurated these Kendras through video conferencing from Darbhanga in Bihar along with other developmental projects worth over 12 thousand crore rupees. These kendras will ensure availability of affordable medicines at railway stations for the passengers.

Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister said, his government has main focus on holistic health services in the country. Addressing a public meeting at Shobhan in Darbhanga, Mr Modi said we have five focus points including prevention from diseases, affordable screening of ailments, use of technology in treatment and providing best health care services for the well being of common people. The Prime Minister said, 75 thousand new medical seats will be added in the next five years.

Mr. Modi also said, over one lakh 50 thousand Ayushman Arogya Mandir have been opened in the country for economically weaker sections.

Prime Minister said we have integrated Yoga, Ayush and nutrition to main line health services with promotion of better life style. Mr Modi said NDA government has changed healthcare scenario by changing the mindset and providing people affordable health services and medicine. He said the Ayushman Bharat and PM Jan Ausadhi schemes have thoroughly changed the earlier orthodox system. PM Modi said we believe in prevention of diseases so Fit India and Swacch Bharat campaigns have been launched. The PM said four crores poor ones benefitted from the ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme and it has saved life of several people and saved money around 1.25 lakh crore rupees of poor families. Prime minister specially mentioned the Centre’s intiative for flood mitigation in Kosi and Mithila region with the monetary allocation of 11,000 crore rupees.

Mr. Modi paid his rich tributes to legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha from the dias at the function in which Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and several other dignitaries were present.