UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·polity-and-governance·governance

With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. 2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. A1 only
  2. B2 onlyCorrect
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

The correct answer is B because of the following reasons: Statement 1 is incorrect. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was originally launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Although the scheme was later transferred to the Health Ministry in 2015, at the time of its inception and major implementation phases relevant to this question, it was under the Labour Ministry. Statement 2 is correct. The Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana was launched by the Ministry of Textiles. It was designed specifically to provide health insurance coverage to artisans and craftspersons across the country. Since only the second statement is accurate regarding the launching ministry, the answer is 2 only.
polity-and-governance: With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. Ministry of Health

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