Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores has been established on this day in the year 2021 to provide generic medicines and surgical items at reasonable prices to the state. Which today on October 20 has completed one year. In these one year, 35646 citizens have been benefitted from these 6 Dhanwantri Medical Stores established in Mahasamund district by giving a discount of Rs 31 lakh 17 thousand 959 on medicines of reputed companies worth Rs. Medicines, surgical items bought at low cost. Had this scheme not been there, the medicines purchased would have cost them 57 lakh 80 thousand rupees. That is, these beneficiaries got a savings of Rs 31 lakh. Which this savings amount is being used for their other needs. So far, the maximum number of 14,875 citizens reached for medicines. In the same Pithora, 9129 citizens came to take medicines from the medical. 5452 in Tumgaon, 3271 in Saraipali, 1812 in Bagbahra and Basna reached to get generic medicines. Today, Shubham Mishra, who came to collect medicines at Dhanwantri Medical Store in Mahasamund, told that when he came to get paracetamol table, vitamin and iron table, he told in the discussion that He has a cold, in seasonal disease, medicines worth 400-450 were found here in 160-170 on other medicals. Now he and his relatives, friends and other neighbors also buy medicines for diseases from this. Some medicines are not available but necessary medicines are available at low cost. The same Mohammad came to get medicines for his mother, he also called Dhanwantri Medical as a lifeline for the poor. So Savitri Sahu, who is suffering from cold fever of Bagbahra, told that other medicines give very expensive medicines but here the same medicines are being available at a lower cost. This is also saving money. The operators of the stores said that this year a lot of people suffering from seasonal diseases came to take medicines. Medicines which are not available are made available later. Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store has completed one year today. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated 84 Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores in Chhattisgarh through virtual (video conferencing) from his residence office in Raipur, on this day last year. In which Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store established at district headquarter Mahasamund was also included. Later the remaining 5 urban areas of the district were opened in Bagbahra, Pithora, Basna, Saraipali and Tumgaon. Under this scheme, quality medicines of branded companies are being made available to the consumers at affordable rates from all these generic medical stores. All the beneficiaries got the medicine at an average 55-60 percent less cost. The general public is getting the benefit of minimum 50.09 percent maximum retail price (MRP) of medicines and maximum 71 percent discount. In all these shops, more than 250 types of medicines, surgical materials and minor forest produce are being made available to the general public at low prices. Home kits and travel kits of medicines are also being sold. The home kit of medicines costing Rs 699, which is available in these medical stores at Rs 290 and the travel kit costing Rs 311 is available to the consumers at Rs 130. The benefits of this scheme are reaching more and more people. Due to this the burden of expenditure on medicines is also being reduced on the people. This scheme is being operated by the Urban Administration and Development Department. This department is already operating the Chief Minister Urban Slum Health Scheme. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading