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Q19·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Adoption and portability of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

PolityPolitical Theory & Social JusticeStatement-basedMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1.

    Private and public hospitals must adopt it.

  2. 2.

    As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.

  3. 3.

    It has seamless portability across the country.

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

3 only

Answer
c

1 and 3 only

d

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.

Massive government digital data schemes (like health IDs) usually launch as voluntary frameworks; options claiming mandatory ("must adopt") participation are highly suspicious.

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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