RAS question
How many RGHS beneficiary cards have been blocked in Rajasthan's crackdown on fraud?
Correct answer: (C) 500.
Rajasthan blocked about 500 RGHS beneficiary cards during its crackdown on fraud and beneficiary-level misuse.
Explanation
Rajasthan blocked about 500 RGHS beneficiary cards. Rajasthan's health department blocked the cards after identifying more than 500 beneficiaries allegedly misusing RGHS cards over a six-month period. This action was part of a wider response to beneficiary-level misuse and provider-led fraud: officials cited verification drives, beneficiary authentication, document checks and claim-pattern analysis. About Rs 2 crore was recovered from beneficiaries, while some cardholders were found extending scheme benefits to ineligible relatives. The crackdown therefore links a specific number, around 500 cards, with the broader administrative problem of protecting a cashless health-benefit scheme from false or unauthorised claims.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 200 is too low because Rajasthan's health department identified more than 500 beneficiaries allegedly misusing RGHS cards and blocked them.
- (B) 350 understates the action, which was about 500 blocked beneficiary cards, not a mid-300 figure.
- (D) 750 overstates the crackdown because Rajasthan blocked about 500 cards, with more than 500 beneficiaries identified and blocked.
Concept
Current Rajasthan economy and welfare-governance awareness includes the administration of cashless public health schemes. RAS current-affairs preparation often connects schemes, leakages, verification and fiscal accountability in state policy.