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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which will be the World’s largest government funded health care programme?
A
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
B
Janani Suraksha Yojana
C
National Ayush Mission (NAM)
D
Ayushman Bharat programme
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the major programmes to be funded is a new flagship initiative under the Ayushman Bharat Yojna, dubbed the National Health Protection Scheme.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi: With an aim to extend the provide accessible and affordable healthcare facilities to the more people, the BJP ruled Centre may announce an expansion in the coverage of world’s largest government funded healthcare program ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ (PM-JAY) during the upcoming union budget.

Detailed explanation-3: -The world’s biggest health insurance scheme is set to get even bigger, with the Union budget likely to expand the coverage of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to the non-poor segments of society, often called the missing middle.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY), a cashless publicly financed health insurance scheme, was launched in 2018, to provide secondary and tertiary hospitalisation care for surgical and medical care to 40% of India’s population.

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