Nationwide Chemist Strike on May 20: Chandigarh Keeps Essential Medicine Shops Open
The Voice of Chandigarh
The Chandigarh Administration’s Health Department has announced that chemist shops across the Union Territory will remain closed on May 20, 2026, in support of the “One Day Nationwide Bandh” called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against a notification issued by the Government of India.
However, to ensure uninterrupted availability of essential and life-saving medicines, the administration has released a list of selected chemist shops that will continue operations throughout the bandh.
Most of the designated medical stores are located within major healthcare institutions including PGIMER, GMCH-32, GMSH-16, Civil Hospitals, and several private hospitals across Chandigarh.
Among the key pharmacies remaining open are:
- Capital Medicos, New OPD, PGIMER
- Shiv Goyal Chemists, New OPD, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, New OPD, PGIMER
- Sai Medicos, Gol market PGIMER
- Shiv Goyal Chemists, Gol Market, PGIMER
- R.K. Optical, Gol market, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Advanced Eye Centre PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Cardiac Centre, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, OPD PGIMER
- Chief Medical, Advanced Trauma Centre, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Advanced Trauma Centre, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Emergency Block PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Near OPD Gate, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, AEC Extension PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Near NHE Building PGIMER
- Amrit Pharmacy, Near Neuroscience Building PGIMER
- Landmark Hospital pharmacy Sec-33
- Healing pharmacy Sec-34
- Bedi Hospital Pharmacy Sec-33
- Shiv Goyal Chemist, GMCH-32
- Medihome, GMCH-32
- Amrit Pharmacy, GMCH-32
- Pradhanmantri Jan Ayshdi Kendra (PMBJK), GMCH-32
- Dr. Aggarwal Sec-22-A
- Abrol Medical Store, Inside Abrol ENT Hospital, Sec-22-C
- Gupta Medicos, High Court, CHD
- Chandigarh pharmacy, High Court, CHD
- Chandigarh hospital, Sec-8
- Mukat Hospital, Sec-34
- Cart hospital pharmacy Sec-19
- All Janaushadhi Shops (PMBJK) i.e. at Mauli Jagra; PNB Bank Road, Maloya; Backside
- Gurudwara, Sector-42B; Dhanas, Booth No. 124, Sec 40C; Burail, Sec45; Near Qila, Manimajra; Mari wala Town, Manimajra; Deep Nagar, Sector 52; Near Stadium Daddumajra; Near Gugga Mari, Daria and Karsan Colony, Ramdarbar.
- PMBJK, at GMSH, Sector 16, at GMCH-32, at New OPD, PGIMER, at Gol Market, PGIMER, at Civil Hospital, Sector 45, at Civil Hospital, Sector 22 and at Civil Hospital, Manimajra
- Hospital Medical & surgical, GMSH-16
- G D Medicos, Inside Civil Hospital Manimajra, Chandigarh
Additionally, several Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) located in areas such as Mauli Jagran, Maloya, Dhanas, Burail, Manimajra, Daria, and Ramdarbar will also remain functional.
The Health Department stated that these arrangements have been made to avoid inconvenience to patients and ensure the continuous supply of medicines during the bandh period.
The administration further assured residents that all listed chemist shops will remain operational on May 20 as confirmed by the Chandigarh Chemists Association.
