[Solved] Consider the following statements: Statement-I: India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II : Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Q25. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I:

India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care.

Statement-II :

Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

1. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
3. Statement is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement-I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Answer: 2

Statement 1 is correct. As per the National Health Policy, 2017, India’s public sector health care system focuses on improving health status through coordinated policy action in all sectors. It also focuses on expanding preventive, promotive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services through the public health sector which focuses on quality of these services.

Statement 2 is correct. The states are primarily in charge of organising health services under India’s decentralised system for providing healthcare. Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, or PM-JAY, is the government’s tax-financed National Health Protection Scheme, which enables low-income individuals to receive cashless secondary and tertiary care at private facilities.