Government of India Launches Pashu Aushadhi Vikray Kendra Scheme to Increase Animal Healthcare in Rural Areas

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 12 August 2025

In a major transfer to enhance animal healthcare throughout the nation, the Government of India has launched the Pashu Aushadhi Vikray Kendras scheme underneath the Livestock Health and Disease Control Program. These medication shops will present reasonably priced, generic veterinary medication to livestock homeowners, making high quality animal medicines accessible in rural and distant areas whereas decreasing remedy prices for farmers.

The Kendras may be established by registered Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PM-KSKs) and Cooperative Societies. Applicants should have at the least 120 sq. ft of area (owned or rented), make use of a registered pharmacist holding a B. Pharma or D. Pharma diploma, and possess a drug sale license issued by the State Drug Control Authority. The scheme permits just one Kendra per income block, prioritizing areas with massive livestock populations.

To encourage participation, the federal government is providing robust monetary incentives. Store operators will earn a 20% margin on the promoting worth (excluding tax) of every medication offered. Additionally, Kendras opened on this Union Territory will obtain a one-time incentive of Rs. 1.5 lakh. A month-to-month incentive of as much as Rs. 20,000 can also be obtainable based mostly on inventory upkeep and gross sales quantity.

Only medicines provided by the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI) will probably be allowed on the market at these centres. All transactions have to be processed via the official Point-of-Sale (PoS) system. Besides veterinary medicines, ethno-veterinary merchandise and licensed animal feeds may also be retailed.

The initiative is a joint effort of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Cooperation, and PMBI. Interested candidates are required to use on-line via the Department’s portal and pay a nominal payment of Rs. 5,000, which is waived for shops situated in aspirational areas.

This scheme not solely goals to ease veterinary prices for farmers but additionally promotes employment and entrepreneurship via cooperative societies and rural shops. Farmers and entrepreneurs related to PM-KSKs or cooperatives are inspired to use and contribute to strengthening animal well being of their communities.