Which of the following (Union Budget 2023-24 department – allocation amount, approximate ₹) is correctly matched?
- (a)Dept. of Health Research – ₹9,155 Crore
- (b)Ministry of Health – ₹89,155 Crore
- (c)Dept. of Health and Family Welfare – ₹80,000 Crore
- (d)Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana – ₹5,000 Crore
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.
- (a)Dept. of Health Research – ₹9,155 Crore — 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)Dept. of Health and Family Welfare – ₹80,000 Crore — The Department of Health and Family Welfare got about ₹86,175 crore (roughly 97% of the Ministry's total), not ₹80,000 crore.
- (d)Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana – ₹5,000 Crore — Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY was allocated about ₹7,200 crore, not ₹5,000 crore.
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.
Each distractor rounds or reshuffles a real number — 89,155 shrunk to 9,155, 86,175 rounded to 80,000, 7,200 to 5,000 — so only the whole-Ministry pairing (₹89,155 crore) is exact.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare total (2023-24 BE) ≈ ₹89,155 crore.
- Department of Health and Family Welfare ≈ ₹86,175 crore (~97% of the Ministry).
- Department of Health Research ≈ ₹2,980 crore.
- Ayushman Bharat–PMJAY ≈ ₹7,200 crore.
The Ministry's total (₹89,155 cr) = the two departments combined; only option (b) states an exact figure.
- Swapping the department figure for the Ministry figure (or the reverse)
- Being fooled by '9,155', which looks like a slice of '89,155'
Budget-allocation matching — UPPSC pairs a scheme or department with the year's outlay; UPSC prefers the conceptual angle (which department, what the scheme covers).
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In the Union Budget 2023-24, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was allocated approximately:
- (a)₹47,000 crore
- (b)₹64,000 crore
- (c)₹89,155 crore
- (d)₹1,20,000 crore
Answer(c) ₹89,155 crore.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Department of Health Research carries out its work primarily through which body?
- (a)NITI Aayog
- (b)ICMR
- (c)AIIMS
- (d)CDSCO
Answer(b) ICMR — the Indian Council of Medical Research.