Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah will chair the ‘National PACS Mega Conclave’ on ‘Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra’ on January 8 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Ministry of Cooperation said on Saturday.
The Mega Conclave is being organized by the Ministry of Cooperation in collaboration with the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
“Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the able guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, PACS were recently allowed to operate Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras,” ministry said.
Within a few months, more than 4400 PACS/Cooperative Societies from 34 States/UTs have submitted their online applications on the Government of India’s Department of Pharmaceuticals portal for this initiative, out of which, more than 2300 cooperative societies have already received initial approval and 149 of them are ready to function as Jan Aushadhi Kendras,” it added.
The Ministry further stated that Additional Chief Secretaries (ACS)/ Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries of the Cooperation Department and Registrars of Cooperative Societies of all the States/Union Territories, and Chairman, Secretaries and Pharmacists of those PACS, who have obtained drug licenses for operating Jan Aushadhi Kendras, will also participate in the Mega Conclave.
