India's public sector health care — curative focus; decentralised approach, States responsible for health services
Question
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?
Options
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Explanation
Both statements are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I. It is a widely documented systemic flaw that India's health architecture is heavily skewed toward curative care over preventative care (Statement-I). Constitutionally, public health is a State subject, making states responsible for its delivery (Statement-II). However, the curative bias is a result of policy evolution and funding models, not merely the fact that the system is decentralized to the states.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q75
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Government Schemes & Welfare
Type
Assertion-Reason
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
National Health Policy 2017 / Public Health Curative Skew
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