Agartala, November 2 (TNA) The Border Security Force (BSF) has opened a Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendra at Fatikchhara in West Tripura to provide affordable medicines to people living in border areas.
BSF Tripura Frontier IG Smt. Princee Rani inaugurated the centre on Monday in the presence of senior BSF officials, doctors and representatives of border communities. According to a BSF spokesperson, the centre has been established under a tripartite agreement between the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India(PMBI), SWADHIN Trust and the BSF.
The initiative aims to provide quality generic medicines at affordable prices to local residents, serving and retired BSF personnel and their family members.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Scheme, medicines are available at prices approximately 50 to 90 per cent lower than branded alternatives. All medicines undergo prescribed quality tests. The centre will also offer medicines for chronic diseases, surgical supplies and other healthcare products.