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2024
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pads, blood pressure pill telmisartan, anti-diabetes pill metformin and acid reflux medicine pantoprazole are the top-selling medicines at the government’s affordable medicine stores under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), the top government official told News18.The scheme sold 1.12 crore packets of sanitary pads of its own brand Suvidha in the last 6.5 months of the ongoing fiscal year. These are sold in packs of ten units, hence it sold 11.27 crore pads, so far – averaging at 1.73 crore sanitary pads every month. To provide affordable options to women in remote and rural areas, the scheme provides the packet of 10 pads at Rs 10, much lesser than the other branded options.Show more