With the meaningful initiative of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, accessible health services are reaching the poor people of Chhattisgarh. The expansion of health facilities has been the top priority of Chief Minister Mr. Baghel. This is the reason why Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores scheme has been started from 20 October 2021 to provide high quality generic medicines at concessional rates to the people. Under the scheme, 192 Shri Dhanwantri Medical Stores have been opened in all 169 urban bodies of the state. For this, shops of generic medicines are being operated in all the urban bodies of the state under the Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store scheme. In these shops, generic medicines of reputed companies of the country are available at 50 to 70 percent less cost. In Dhanwantri drug shops, medicines for cold, cough, fever, blood pressure, insulin along with serious diseases, antibiotics, surgical items are also being made available to the needy at subsidized prices. So far, 29.53 lakh consumers have saved more than Rs.60 crore on purchase of medicines from 192 Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores. Mr. Hemant Kumar Nag, resident of Tudparas village of Dantewada district said that they should be available at affordable prices from medical stores. has been Earlier it was expensive to get medicines from outside medical stores. Now medicines are being available at affordable rates, good treatment is being done and money is being saved. He thanked the Chief Minister for this. Mr. Dhanesh Padami, a resident of Barsur, described the Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Scheme being run by the state government as very good and said that even lower class families are able to take benefits easily from it. Mr. Shyam Lal Yadav, resident of Baradwar says, Asharfi During her child’s treatment at Devi Hospital, it was found that the medicine is available at Asharfi Devi Generic Medical Store with a discount of 70.10 percent. Since then he buys medicines from here, medicines are cheaper here than other medical shops. He had to pay only Rs 346 for the medicine of about Rs 1110. Akhtar Hussain, a resident of Dharamjaygarh, says that he always gives priority to generic medicines, it is better as it is cheaper. Earlier I had to spend 9 to 10 thousand on medicines, here I am getting effective medicines of the same formula for only 4-5 thousand. At the same time, Kalavati of Godripara told that I used to get medicines for BP, sugar and thyroid up to Rs 500 per week, but I have got medicines here for Rs 250, due to which there is a lot of savings. Officials of the Urban Administration Department said. Told that 19 in Raipur district, four in Gariaband, seven in Balodabazar-Bhatapara, seven in Dhamtari, six in Mahasamund, 18 in Durg, eight in Balod, eight in Bemetara, five in Rajnandgaon, three in Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Mohala One in Manpur-Ambagarh, six in Kabirdham, 10 in Bilaspur and two in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, Dhanwantri generic medical stores are being operated. Similarly, four in Mungeli, six in Korba, nine in Janjgir-Champa, six in Sakti, eight in Raigarh, five in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, five in Jashpur, four in Surguja, five in Balrampur, six in Surajpur, two in Korea. , five in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, three in Bastar, three in Kondagaon, one in Narayanpur, six in Kanker, five in Dantewada, three in Sukma and two in Bijapur district Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores are being operated. It has been made mandatory for government doctors to prescribe generic medicines to patients coming to the hospital for treatment. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading