Health & Nutrition Schemes — Set 15
Government Schemes · स्वास्थ्य और पोषण योजनाएं · Questions 141–150 of 180
Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitra (PMAM) are stationed at which locations?
Correct Answer: B. Empanelled hospitals under PM-JAY
Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAM) are placed at PM-JAY empanelled hospitals to help beneficiaries navigate the cashless treatment process. They are trained health workers who assist in verifying beneficiary eligibility, guiding through hospitalization paperwork, and ensuring access to entitled benefits. PMAM play a crucial role in reducing information asymmetry and ensuring genuine PM-JAY beneficiaries receive their entitled coverage.
According to National Health Policy 2017, the target for reducing Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) is?
Correct Answer: B. Below 23 per 1,000 live births by 2025
National Health Policy 2017 sets a target to reduce Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) to 23 per 1,000 live births by 2025. India's U5MR has shown consistent improvement: from 43 (2015) to 32 (2020, SRS data). NFHS-5 (2019-21) data shows U5MR at 41.9. Interventions like RMNCH+A, JSSK, Mission Indradhanush, and Poshan Abhiyaan have contributed to reduction in child mortality.
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) has private sector participation through which model?
Correct Answer: B. Volunteer specialist doctors conducting free ANCs at government facilities
PMSMA has an innovative voluntary model where private OBGYNs, physicians, and radiologists volunteer on the 9th of every month to conduct free ANC services at government health facilities. Over 16,000 private sector doctors have registered as PMSMA volunteers. This public-private partnership model leverages private sector expertise to strengthen antenatal care at government facilities without financial outlay to private sector.
Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat are converted from which existing facilities?
Correct Answer: B. Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are being created by transforming existing Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) into comprehensive primary health care centres. The target is to convert 1,50,000 SHCs and PHCs into HWCs by 2022-23. HWCs expand the scope of primary healthcare to include 12 health services including NCD management, mental health, oral health, AYUSH, and palliative care.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) during COVID-19 provided insurance cover to which frontline workers?
Correct Answer: B. Healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, paramedics, ASHAs, etc.)
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) announced in March 2020 provided ₹50 lakh insurance cover to healthcare workers directly engaged in COVID-19 care including government doctors, nurses, paramedics, ASHA workers, hospital support staff, and others. This was under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) framework. The insurance acknowledged the risk taken by frontline healthcare workers during the pandemic.
Maternity Benefit Programme or Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) provides direct benefit for which order of birth?
Correct Answer: B. Only first child (2017-2022 policy)
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was originally designed to provide ₹5,000 cash benefit for the first living child only (when initially launched in 2017). The scheme recognized that most women take complete rest only for the first child. From 2022, PMMVY 2.0 extended benefits to second girl child (₹6,000) to promote girl child birth. The scheme compensates for wage loss during maternity and improves maternal nutrition.
Under Ayushman Bharat, how many HWCs were operational by 2023?
Correct Answer: C. 1,25,000
Under Ayushman Bharat, over 1.25 lakh (1,25,000) Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) were made operational by 2023, surpassing the original target ahead of schedule. These HWCs provide comprehensive primary healthcare services to rural and urban populations. Each HWC is managed by a Community Health Officer (CHO) - a mid-level health provider with BAMS or BSc Nursing qualification with 6-month bridge course.
RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme) was renamed to?
Correct Answer: B. National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)
RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme) was renamed to National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in 2020 to align with the goal of eliminating TB from India by 2025 (SDG target is 2030). NTEP has shifted from intermittent to daily dosing regimen, moved to molecular diagnosis, and introduced bedaquiline for drug-resistant TB. Universal Drug Susceptibility Testing (UDST) is now mandated for all TB patients.
World Hepatitis Day is observed on which date?
Correct Answer: B. July 28
World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 every year, chosen to honor the birthday of Nobel Laureate Baruch Samuel Blumberg who discovered Hepatitis B virus and developed a vaccine for it. India launched National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) on July 28, 2018. July 28 is important for India as significant health programme launches and announcements are made on this day.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 was launched with special focus on which district category?
Correct Answer: B. North-eastern states and tribal districts
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 was launched in 2023 with special focus on children and pregnant women who missed immunization, particularly in difficult-to-reach areas including North-eastern states, tribal districts, urban slums, and conflict-affected areas. The campaign covered districts with lower full immunization coverage and used community mobilization through local influencers. IMI campaigns complement routine Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).