evidence: Union Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman says medicines are 50 to 80 per cent cheaper at PM Jan Aushadi Kendra ssures making healthcare affordable and accessible for all is Prime Minister Modi’s guarantee. [...] Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that medicines are 50 to 80 per cent cheap in the PM Jan Aushadi Kendras. The Minister pointed out that medicines for common ailments such as fever, cough and cold, medicines for diseases such as High Blood Pressure and Diabetes and even medicines for life-threatening diseases like cancer and heart ailments are available at a much cheaper rate at the Jan Aushadhi Kendras in comparison to market rates of branded medicines. [...] The Minister further told the beneficiaries that making healthcare affordable and accessible for all is Prime Minister Modi’s guarantee and one of the major initiatives in this direction has been the establishment of Jan Aushadhi Kendra to make medicines available at affordable prices.