QUESTION 6
GS2
10 marks
“Besides being a moral imperative of a Welfare State, primary health structure is a necessary precondition for sustainable development.” Analyze.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Analyse why primary health care is both a moral duty of a welfare state and a condition for sustainable development.
AnalyseBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1Moral imperative: Article 21 (right to health read in), Article 47, equity≈30 words
- 2Development link: healthy workforce, lower out-of-pocket spending and poverty, SDG 3, demographic dividend≈30 words
- 3Status: shortfalls in PHCs and staff; Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (HWCs)≈30 words
- 4Way forward: raise health spending, human resources, community health workers≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Two halves of the statementEvidenceGapsMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Covering only the moral argument or only the development argument
- No Rural Health Statistics shortfall of PHCs/doctors or out-of-pocket spending share
Draw this
- Cycle: primary health → productivity → growth → more health spending
Value addition
- DataOut-of-pocket expenditure fell to about 39% of total health spending in 2021–22 from 64% in 2013–14.National Health Accounts estimates
- DataOver 1.7 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Health and Wellness Centres) were operational by 2024.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Ishita Sharma · Page 11 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Jitendra · Page 3 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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