Question

Choose the correct statement:

Statement I: Any individual, regardless of their economic status, is eligible to enrol in PM-JAY as long as they have a valid Aadhaar card.

Statement II: PM-JAY primarily targets economically vulnerable families, with eligibility based on the Socio-Economic Caste for both rural and urban households.

Options

• Statement I is true, and Statement II is false.

• Statement I is false, and Statement II is true.

• Both Statements I and II are true.

• Both Statements I and II are false.

Answer 1

Statement I is false, and Statement II is true.

Explanation:

Statement I is false because PM-JAY is an entitlement-based healthcare scheme meant strictly for underprivileged families, meaning individuals with high economic status cannot enrol simply by having an Aadhaar card. Statement II is entirely true because the scheme directly targets the poorest 40% of the population, using specific deprivation criteria from the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data to identify vulnerable rural and urban households for free medical insurance.