Amrit Pharmacy turns 10: Nadda announces nationwide expansion

Health Minister J. P. Nadda on Saturday inaugurated the 10th anniversary of the government-run AMRIT pharmacy scheme and announced plans to expand the network from the current 255 outlets to 500 across the country. Nadda said the government now aims to ensure that every medical college and district hospital has an AMRIT outlet, noting that all All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) already host one. He urged greater public awareness so more people can access discounted medicines.

I’m pleased that AMRIT outlets are now present in all AIIMS. We must ensure that every medical college, public or private, and every district hospital has one. We need to speed up this expansion so that quality, affordable medicines reach every citizen without delay. pic.twitter.com/TieD6tWm87

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) November 15, 2025

Launched in 2015, the AMRIT chain provides essential and life-saving medicines at discounts of 50% to 90%. Government data shows more than 6.85 crore patients have used the service, with medicines worth over Rs17,000 crore at maximum retail price sold at reduced rates, resulting in estimated savings of about Rs8,500 crore.During the event, Nadda opened 10 new AMRIT outlets and launched AMRIT ITes – Eco Green Version 2.0, a digital platform designed to improve transparency and operational efficiency. The programme also saw the release of a commemorative postal stamp and a Coffee Table Book detailing the initiative’s decade-long journey.