The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a plan to set up generic medicine stores inside its civic hospitals, which will provide essential medicines at affordable rates, Mumbai Live reported. This initiative aims to make healthcare more affordable, especially for people from low-income families.

According to the report, 50 stores will be open in the first phase where outlets will be set up in primary, secondary, and major civic hospitals. With the success of phase one, more outlets will be added in the next stage.

Each of these 50 stores will occupy 150 square feet space within the civic hospitals. These stores will be given on a 15-year lease, with a nominal rent of Rs 5 per square foot per month. Read Also Mumbai News: Varsha Gaikwad Slams Govt, BMC Over 'Deplorable

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