evidence: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to the nation on 15th August 2023 on the occasion of 77th Independence Day announced to open 25000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras to make medicines available at affordable prices. Prime Minister Modi, in his Independence Day speech at the Red Fort, said the government plans to increase the number of 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' (subsidised drug stores) from 10,000 to 25,000. [...] Through Jan Aushadhi Kendras, the government is giving medicines worth Rs 100 for Rs 10 to Rs 15.