UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I
Question 19: Economy and Social Development
With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements :
- 1.Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
- 2.As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
- 3.It has seamless portability across the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission builds a digital health ecosystem of ABHA health IDs, health records and registries. Participation is voluntary for citizens and for hospitals, public or private, so statements 1 and 2 are wrong; the mission is not a mandatory scheme or an insurance cover. Its real promise is portability: a person's ID and digital health records are meant to work across the country, which is statement 3.
- 1. Adoption by hospitals, public or private, is voluntary.
- 2. Enrolment is voluntary; it is a digital health ecosystem, not a compulsory coverage scheme.
- 3. The health ID and records are designed to be portable across the country.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Adoption by hospitals, public or private, is voluntary.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statements 2 or 3.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. Both statements claim compulsion, but the mission is voluntary.
- (b) Correct. Seamless portability is the one accurate claim.
- (c) Wrong. Statement 1 is false because hospital adoption is voluntary.
- (d) Wrong. Statements 1 and 2 are false.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.