Daily Current Affairs โ 15 June 2026
Daily Current Affairs ยท 15 June 2026
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UPSC Current Affairs MCQ โ 15 June 2026
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Economy
India's Journey Towards Universal Health Coverage
India's progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is in focus after the National Statistical Office 2025 survey highlighted increased use ofโฆ
- India has made significant progress towards Universal Health Coverage through Ayushman Bharat
- Low public health expenditure, rising non-communicable diseases, regional disparities, governance gaps, and continued out-of-pocket expenditureโฆ
- AB-PMJAY: Launched in 2018 under the National Health Policy 2017
- Scale and Reach: Over 44.14 crore Ayushman Cards have been created, funding 12.03 crore hospitalizations
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- Senior Citizen Coverage: The October 2024 launch of Ayushman Bharat Vay Vandana extended coverage to all citizens above 70 years
- Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs): Over 1.86 lakh facilities (including Sub-Centres
- Led by Community Health Officers, the area achieved zero maternal and child mortality from preventable causes since 2024.
- PM-ABHIM: The Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission is building resilient infrastructure
- COVID-19 Response: India executed the world's largest vaccination drive with over 220 crore doses
- Safe Motherhood: Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) (7.47 crore pregnant women examined) and Janani Shishu Surakshaโฆ
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History
Ayushman Bharat
Ayushman Bharat has gained renewed attention after the government reported significant progress in primary healthcare delivery
- About: Ayushman Bharat is a flagship health sector reform programme of the Government of India
- It covers preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative services across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of healthcare.
- About: AAM is the primary healthcare pillar of Ayushman Bharat, created by upgrading Sub-Health Centres and rural and urban Primary Health Centres
- These centres have recorded nearly 495 crore patient visits and enabled about 42 crore teleconsultations.
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- Over 6.5 crore yoga and wellness sessions have also been organised, reflecting the scale of service delivery at the primary healthcare level.
- About: AB PM-JAY is the second pillar of Ayushman Bharat
- It targets over 12 crore poor and vulnerable families
- It imposes no restriction on family size, age, or gender, and covers all pre-existing diseases from the first day.
- Nationwide portability allows beneficiaries to access healthcare services anywhere in India.
- The scheme has promoted gender equity, with women accounting for nearly half of all cards and hospitalisations.
5. What is the significance of ABDM? ABDM creates an interoperable digital health ecosystem enabling longitudinal health records
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Economy
National Vaccination Day and Universal Immunisation Programme
India celebrated National Vaccination Day (16th March) while highlighting major achievements of the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP)
- National Vaccination Day is celebrated every year on 16th March to commemorate the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine administered in India in 1995โฆ
- The programme led to the elimination of polio in India, with the last reported case in 2011 in Howrah, West Bengal.
- About: The Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is a flagship public health programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare aimed atโฆ
- The UIP aims to increase immunisation coverage
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- It became part of the Child Survival and Safe Motherhood Programme in 1992
- While most vaccines are administered nationwide, the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine is provided only in endemic districts.
- Vaccines Introduced Under UIP: Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) โ 2015: Introduced as part of the Global Polio Endgame Strategy.
- Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV) โ 2016: Introduced to reduce mortality from severe diarrhoea in children.
- Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine โ 2017: Introduced through a nationwide campaign targeting about 41 crore children aged 9 months to 15 years.
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) โ 2017: Introduced to reduce infant mortality caused by pneumonia.
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History
Tele MANAS
The Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has introduced the "TeleMANAS" (Tele Mental Health Assistanceโฆ
- In 2023, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the toll-free mental health helpline 14416 (Tele-MANAS) covering all States andโฆ
- The app is part of the National Tele Mental Health Programme of India and provides a comprehensive library of information on mental health.
- It also offers guidance on managing early signs of stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges.
- National Tele Mental Health Programme (NTMHP): NTMHP was launched in October 2022
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS)
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History
โEat Right Stationโ Certification
Recently, Bhopal Railway Station has been awarded a 4- star 'Eat Right Station' certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
- The 4-star rating indicates full compliance by the station to ensure safe and hygienic food is available to passengers.
- About: The 'Eat Right Station' certification is awarded by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to railway stations that setโฆ
- The station is awarded a certificate upon a conclusion of an FSSAI-empanelled third-party audit agency with ratings from 1 to 5.
- The certification is part of the 'Eat Right India' movement.
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- It is an initiative of FSSAI to transform the country's food system in order to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians
- It is aligned to the National Health Policy 2017 with its focus on preventive and promotive healthcare and flagship programmes like Ayushman Bharat
- Eat Right India adopts a judicious mix of regulatory
- State Food Safety Index: FSSAI has developed it to measure the performance of States on five parameters of food safety – Human Resources andโฆ
- Instituted by FSSAI to recognize the contribution of food companies and individuals to empower citizens to choose safe and healthy food options.
- Organised by FSSAI, it is an outreach activity for citizens to nudge them towards eating right.
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History
National Health Mission
Recently, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare informed the Rajya Sabha that National Health Mission (NHM) supported health system reforms have resulted in development of resilient health systems.
- About: NHM was launched by the government of India in 2013 subsuming the National Rural Health Mission (Launched in 2005) and the National Urbanโฆ
- The main programmatic components include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas for – Reproductive-Maternal- Neonatal-Child andโฆ
- The NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable
- Support to States & Union Territories (UT): Health Facilities: NHM support is provided to States/UTs for setting up of new facilities as per normsโฆ
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- NHM support is also provided for provision of a range of free services related to maternal health
- Implementation of Free Drugs and Free Diagnostics Service Initiatives.
- Implementation of National Quality Assurance Framework in all public health facilities.
- Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) & Tele-consultation services are also being implemented to improve access to healthcare particularly in rural areas.
- Improvement in Health Indicators: In the 15 years of implementation
- NHM adopts a health system approach and targets to build a network for public health facilities with Health & Wellness Centres at the grassroot levelโฆ
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History
75th Anniversary of National Sample Survey (NSS)
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the National Industrial Classification (NIC) 2025 during the 'Culmination Ceremony' of the 75th anniversary of National Sample Survey (NSS).
- NIC 2025: The NIC is a fundamental tool used in statistical surveys, censuses, economic research, and policy formulation
- India's classification system, introduced in 1962 and later updated as NIC 1970, 1987, 1990, 1998, 2004 and 2008, has now been comprehensivelyโฆ
- The NIC 2025 is in line with International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 5
- The NSS was established in 1950 on the recommendation of the National Income Committee (1949), chaired by Professor P.C
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- NSS is headed by a Director General, it conducts large-scale sample surveys across India on socio-economic subjects, including household surveysโฆ
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Economy
Ayushman Bharat and Universal Health Coverage
The National Health Authority's (NHA) Annual Report 2024โ25 has revealed that under the Ayushman BharatโPradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)โฆ
- Dominance of Private Hospitals: Of the 31,005 hospitals empanelled under AB-PMJAY
- Treatment Trends: Since 2018, 14% of treatments under AB-PMJAY have been for haemodialysis, followed by fever (4%), gastroenteritis (3%), and animalโฆ
- Patient Mobility: A key feature of Ayushman Bharat is portability, enabling treatment across states
- ABHA number is a 14-digit ID that creates a cloud-based account for securely storing digital health records.
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- About: Ayushman Bharat-PM-JAY is India's flagship health insurance scheme providing financial protection for secondary and tertiary care toโฆ
- Senior citizens aged 70+ are eligible irrespective of income, totaling around 6 crore beneficiaries.
- Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs): It plans plan to set up 1,50,000 centres (formerly Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres) to provideโฆ
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY): It provides health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary careโฆ
- National Health Authority (NHA): Autonomous body, chaired by Union Health Minister.
- State Health Authority (SHA): Headed by a CEO appointed by the state government.
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Economy
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) approved the implementation of the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) for the residents in its area.
- Ayushman Bharat, a flagship scheme of Government of India, was launched as recommended by the National Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision ofโฆ
- About: PM-JAY is the world's largest health insurance/ assurance scheme fully financed by the government.
- Launched in February 2018, it offers a sum insured of Rs.5 lakh per family for secondary care (which doesn't involve a super specialist) as well asโฆ
- Under PMJAY, cashless and paperless access to services are provided to the beneficiaries at the point of service, that is, hospital.
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- Health Benefit Packages covers surgery, medical and day care treatments, cost of medicines and diagnostics
- These are flexible but the hospitals can't charge the beneficiary more once fixed.
- It is an entitlement-based scheme that targets the beneficiaries as identified by latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data
- The funding for the scheme is shared โ 60:40 for all states and UTs with their own legislature
- The National Health Authority (NHA) has been constituted as an autonomous entity under the Society Registration Act
- The State Health Agency (SHA) is the apex body of the State Government responsible for the implementation of AB PM-JAY in the State.
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History
PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)
The Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission) was launched in October 2021 to address the gaps in India's healthcare systemโฆ
- The mission advances universal health coverage goals and aligns with SDG-3 targets.
- About: The PM-ABHIM is one of the largest nationwide health initiatives
- Aim & Implementation: It aims to bridge the service delivery gaps between urban and rural areas
- Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs): upgrading Sub-Health and Primary Health Centres into rural (R-AAMs) and urban (U-AAMs) units for comprehensive care.
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- Block Public Health Units (BPHUs): strengthen local health administration and services.
- Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs): district-level labs for advanced diagnostics and disease tracking.
- Critical Care Hospital Blocks (CCBs): New tertiary-care units in high-population districts.
- Health Surveillance & IT Systems: real-time digital network connecting labs nationwide.
- Health Research & Innovation, support for studies on infectious diseases and One Health initiatives.
- Significance: Comprehensive Healthcare System Strengthening: By upgrading and establishing AAMs
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Simple Current Affairs MCQ โ 15 June 2026
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