UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 17
With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements :
- Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
- As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
- It has seamless portability across the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (3 only)
Explanation: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission creates interoperable digital health infrastructure and longitudinal records, but participation is not compulsory.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. False / does not qualify - Hospitals are not universally compelled to enrol; adoption is voluntary under the mission.
2. False / does not qualify - Universal health coverage is an aim, but compulsory digital enrolment of every citizen is not prescribed.
3. True / qualifies - Interoperable digital health records/identifiers are intended to work across Indian locations.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-includes 1 even though Hospitals are not universally compelled to enrol; adoption is voluntary under the mission.; includes 2 even though Universal health coverage is an aim, but compulsory digital enrolment of every citizen is not prescribed.; omits 3 even though Interoperable digital health records/identifiers are intended to work across Indian locations.
B. Correct-selects exactly the correct statements/items identified above.
C. Incorrect-includes 1 even though Hospitals are not universally compelled to enrol; adoption is voluntary under the mission.
D. Incorrect-includes 1 even though Hospitals are not universally compelled to enrol; adoption is voluntary under the mission.; includes 2 even though Universal health coverage is an aim, but compulsory digital enrolment of every citizen is not prescribed.