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Care Beyond Prescriptions: PMBJP Expands Scope to Offer Affordable Infant Care, Elderly Products, and Medical Devices

Distilled Policy Brief

  • Dedicated target categories include 'Jan Aushadhi Bachpan' for affordable infant-care products and 'Jan Aushadhi Swabhiman', a specialized range of adult diapers for elderly care.
  • Implemented under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the expansion covers home-monitoring medical devices, assistive equipment, and post-natal support items to reduce household healthcare costs.

🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points

PMBJP is implemented by the Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, not the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages

Expanding PMBJP into non-pharmaceutical medical products, infant care, and elderly supplies targets structural out-of-pocket healthcare expenses that impact household financial resilience across life-cycle stages.

🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill

Social Justice & Schemes

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), consider the following statements: 1. The initiative is implemented under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 2. 'Jan Aushadhi Bachpan' is a dedicated range under the scheme offering affordable infant-care products. 3. 'Jan Aushadhi Swabhiman' provides a specialized range of adult diapers aimed at elderly care. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • [A] 1 only
  • [B] 2 and 3 only
  • [C] 1 and 2 only
  • [D] 1, 2 and 3
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
✓ Correct Option: [B] 2 and 3 only

Statement 1 is incorrect as PMBJP is implemented under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Statements 2 and 3 are correct as 'Jan Aushadhi Bachpan' caters to affordable infant-care products, while 'Jan Aushadhi Swabhiman' focuses on specialized adult diapers for elderly care.

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🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)

UPSC Prelims 2021

Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.

Forensic Anchor: Cabinet Allocation of Business Rules & NCAP Framework
Examiner Trap Takeaway: UPSC swapped Central Pollution Control Board role with State Pollution Control Boards for state-level monitoring.

📚 Static Syllabus & Constitutional Linkages

Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) & Universal Health Coverage: National Health Policy 2017 emphasizes reducing OOPE on diagnostics and consumables alongside essential medicines to achieve holistic Universal Health Coverage (UHC).