Which of the following (Union Budget 2023-24 department – allocation amount, approximate ₹) is correctly matched?

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Correct — B. In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was allocated about ₹89,155 crore — a rise of roughly 12.6% over the 2022-23 revised estimate. This is the umbrella figure for the whole Ministry, comprising its two departments.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The Department of Health Research received about ₹2,980 crore, not ₹9,155 crore — the '9,155' simply echoes the Ministry's '89,155'.  (c) The Department of Health and Family Welfare got about ₹86,175 crore (roughly 97% of the Ministry's total), not ₹80,000 crore.  (d) Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY was allocated about ₹7,200 crore, not ₹5,000 crore.

Concept: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has two departments — the Department of Health and Family Welfare (the bulk of spending) and the Department of Health Research (which works chiefly through the ICMR). In 2023-24 the Ministry's total was about ₹89,155 crore, of which roughly ₹86,175 crore went to the Department of Health and Family Welfare and about ₹2,980 crore to Health Research.

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