RAS question
How many patients from outside Rajasthan accessed treatment under MAAY's portability provision between April-November 2025?
Correct answer: (C) 7,898 patients.
Between April and November 2025, 7,898 patients from outside Rajasthan accessed treatment under MAAY's portability provision.
Explanation
The figure is 7,898 patients. The WHO feature story says Rajasthan introduced portability under MAA Yojana to remove the barrier that had kept out-of-state beneficiaries from using Rajasthan's hospital network. WHO records that, between April and November 2025, 7,898 patients from outside Rajasthan accessed treatment through this provision, with services valued at US$5.63 million. Patients came from 14 states and Union Territories. Option C is the precise answer because 7,898 is the number of out-of-state patients treated during that April-November 2025 window, not the value of treatment or a rounded estimate.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 3,500 patients understates the verified April-November 2025 portability count reported by WHO.
- (B) 5,200 patients is below WHO's figure and is not the number for out-of-state beneficiaries under the provision.
- (D) 10,000 patients overstates the reported count; the WHO figure for the period is 7,898.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan welfare administration, especially how state health schemes operationalise portability and universal health coverage. Such figures recur in RAS because they link a named Rajasthan scheme with measurable governance outcomes.