Railway Station Medical shop Policy: According to the old rules of Railways, permission was given to open medicine shops at stations. In the year 2001, the Railway Board had decided that a maximum of 108 square feet space would be given for medical stores at stations where doctors are present.
Why are there no medical shops at railway stations?
Railway Pharmacy Policy Explained: You must have traveled by train at some point or the other, for this you must have also gone to the railway station. You must have seen that all the essential items from groceries and stationery to food items are easily available at the stations. Big stalls are also set up at many stations. But have you ever wondered why there is no medical shop at railway stations, although it is very important to have a medicine shop? Having a medical shop can prove helpful for passengers in case someone faces an emergency and at what time. Let us know why medicine shops are not opened at railway stations and what is the rule of Railways regarding this.
Was space available for a medical store earlier??
According to the old rules of the Railways, permission was given to open medicine shops at stations. In the year 2001, the Railway Board had decided that a maximum of 108 square feet space would be given for medical stores at stations where doctors are present. Whereas if a small medicine corner was made inside a book stall, then there was no such restriction of space for it. Simply put, earlier there was a rule to open separate medicine shops at stations.
Multi purpose stall started
With time, Railways changed its policies and now instead of opening separate medical stores at stations, the system of ‘Multi Purpose Stall’ (MPS) i.e. selling many types of goods at one shop is being promoted. Earlier, bookstalls, medical stores and general stores were separate, due to which a lot of space was occupied on the platform and passengers faced difficulty in walking. To reduce this congestion, Railways combined all these shops and made a single stall, where almost every item needed by the passengers is available at one place.
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Are medicines available at these stalls?
Now common medicines available without doctor’s prescription can be sold at these multi-purpose stalls. However, now no separate space is given just for opening a medical store. Along with this, the government is working on a plan to open ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendra’ at many railway stations for the convenience of passengers and other facilities to treatment at big stations are also being continuously improved.
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