RAS question
Under MAAY's portability feature, Rajasthan residents can access treatment at how many empanelled hospitals across India?
Correct answer: (C) Over 30,000 hospitals.
Under MAAY's portability feature, eligible Rajasthan residents can access cashless treatment at over 30,000 empanelled hospitals across India.
Explanation
The figure is over 30,000 empanelled hospitals. MAAY's portability benefit works through integration with Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the national portability framework, so eligible Rajasthan residents are not limited to hospitals inside Rajasthan. The cited report says Rajasthan's scheme was expanded to include a national network of more than 30,000 empanelled hospitals, enabling cashless treatment in hospitals across other Indian states. That is why the count in the question is not a Rajasthan-only number; it refers to the all-India empanelled network available through portability.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 10,000 hospitals understates the cited portability network, which is described as more than 30,000 empanelled hospitals.
- (B) 20,000 hospitals is still below the national empanelled network available under MAAY portability.
- (D) 50,000 hospitals overstates the cited figure; the supported count is over 30,000, not 50,000.
Concept
This tests welfare-scheme implementation within Rajasthan's public administration, especially how a state health assurance scheme connects with a national portability framework. RAS often asks such details because they show how Centre-state integration changes service delivery for residents.