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There are two components related to Ayushman healthcare for the people.
Bharat : Health and wellness centres (HWC) and The PM-JAY is a health insurance scheme for the poor.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). 150000 It offers a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family on an
HWCs have been created in order to ensure better annual basis, and the payable premium is Rs. 30.

Revision Notes

• Health is the state of physical and mental well-being.
• The primary responsibility of the government is to provide healthcare and other basic facilities to the
people.
• In India, healthcare resources are ample but not everyone has access to them.
• Healthcare services are provided in India by the government (public sector) and by individuals or
corporates (private sector).

• The public healthcare services are not adequate in terms of hospitals, medicines, staff, facilities and
equipment in our country.
• The private healthcare services are concentrated in urban areas, are expensive and cannot be
afforded by everyone.
• Women and people living in remote areas lack healthcare facilities.

Evaluation Corner

Multiple Choice Questions

• Choose the correct option: OMR Sheet
1. The public health is a concern of _____________.
Use only blue/black ball
a. Central government pen to fill the circles. It
should be darkened
b. State government
completely and properly.
c. both of these Wrong methods
d. none of these
Correct method
2. PM-JAY offers a health cover of Rs. _____________.
a. 4 lakhs
1. a b c d
b. 5 lakhs
c. 6 lakhs
2. a b c d
d. 7 lakhs

NEP Aligned

Understanding Based Questions

A. Fill in the blanks:
1. Public health is the responsibility of the ________________.

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