Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the ambitious program launched by Government of India in 2018 to provide ______ access to the most vulnerable sections.
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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. healthcare.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), launched in 2018 under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, is one of the world’s largest government-funded healthcare initiatives. Its primary objective is to provide free healthcare access to the economically vulnerable sections of society.
The scheme offers health insurance coverage of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization across public and empaneled private hospitals in India. It aims to reduce the financial burden on poor and marginalized families and improve access to quality healthcare services.
PM-JAY covers over 50 crore beneficiaries, based on socio-economic criteria from the SECC (Socio-Economic Caste Census) 2011 data.