Adoption and portability of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Question
With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 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.
Options
1 and 2 only
3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect because the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is entirely voluntary. Citizens can choose whether to create an ABHA health ID, and hospitals (public or private) are not legally mandated to adopt it. Statement 3 is correct; its core technological feature is offering seamless portability of digital health records across the entire country.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q19
Subject
Polity
Sub-topic
Political Theory & Social Justice
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
National Digital Health Mission / Ayushman Bharat Digital Health ID
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