Free Lifesaving Drug - Mukhyamantri Nishulk Dava Yojana (MNDY)
Performance Review
The life-saving drug scheme is helping 2.5 lakh patients daily in Rajasthan. The budget has also been increased for the same. Around 206.66 crores were spent on medicines in 2012-2013 whereas 387.75 crores were spent in 2015-2016. The previous government had spent 537.31 crores in 26 months whereas present government has spent 943 crores in 32 months on medicines.Around 29.47 crores on average is being spent each month on providing medicines.Budget per year has increased from 200 to 400 crores. Around 200 crores of medicines have been purchased in the previous months of 2016-2017.
Cons - Not all medical shops have appointed pharmacists and the shops are open for few hours on holidays. Patients suffer from the unavailability of medicines. Medicines are kept in drug warehouse but no one is responsible for bringing them on time.
30 medicines have been added - Diabetes, antibiotics, and epilepsy medicines have been included. There are 17 medicines, 5 injectibles, 3 ointments and 4 surgical. The following medicines have been included in the associate drug list - Clobazam, Naproxen, quetiapine, lev teras ITM, methylcobalamin,vitamin d 3 oral solutions, gabapentin, sodium valproate, montelukast, tenalegalipetin etc. Injectables include lev teras ITM, insulin glargine etc. Insulin is being used for the first time.
Around 11 crores 61 lakh free tests
All medical colleges and hospitals associated with free tests scheme have done around 11 crores 61 lakh free tests till now. Medical college has 60, Jila and satellite hospital have 56, CHC has 37 and phc has 15 kinds of free tests available.
According to Medical minister Rajendra Rathore, the condition has become better. Allergy, Diabetes, Epilepsy,antibiotics and mental disease medicines have been included in the list. Around 10 crores are being spent each month more than the previous government.
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