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?
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Answer: B. Statement-I is correct: India's public health system mostly treats illness (curative care), with less focus on prevention, promotion and rehabilitation. Statement-II is correct: health is a State subject, so States mainly organise health services. But the State role does not explain the curative bias. So B.
Watch for: Both statements are true facts about health, so students assume one explains the other.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because State responsibility does not explain why care is curative.
- C. Wrong because Statement-II is true; health is a State List subject.
- D. Wrong because Statement-I is true.
Source to check: National Health Policy, 2017 (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare); Constitution of India, Seventh Schedule, List II Entry 6
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