What are the major challenges in the public health service sector in Uttar Pradesh, and what policy measures is the government taking to improve them?
Answer: To provide health services in urban and rural areas, Uttar Pradesh follows a three-tiered system comprising Sub-Health Centers (urban and rural), Primary Health Centers (urban and rural), and Community Health Centers (urban and rural).
Challenges
- Shortage of Doctors: There is a shortage of MBBS doctors not only in the state's Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and Community Health Centers (CHCs), but also in specialty hospitals like SGPGI (Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences), which are supposed to offer super-specialty services and train specialist doctors.
- Poor Health Performance: The NITI Aayog Health Index 2021 ranked Uttar Pradesh as the ....
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UPPSC
- 1 Explain the jurisdiction of Allahabad High Court and highlight its features.
- 2 Discuss the role of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in empowering the social and economic status of rural women in Uttar Pradesh.
- 3 Describe the major Buddhist and Jain sites located in Uttar Pradesh.
- 4 What are the major challenges in the social and economic empowerment of tribal communities of Uttar Pradesh?
- 5 Discuss the historical significance of major ancient cities of Uttar Pradesh such as Kashi, Mathura, Ayodhya and Kanpur.
- 6 What steps can be taken to improve the public policy and public participation in Uttar Pradesh? Discuss it in the context of corruption prevention and administrative reforms.
- 7 What are the major reasons for the spread of insurgency in Uttar Pradesh? Mention the major impacts of insurgency in the state.
- 8 Review the role of the Uttar Pradesh government in ensuring the protection of civil rights.
- 9 What is the contribution of startups and innovation in the socio-economic development of Uttar Pradesh?
- 10 “Maha Kumbh Mela is important not only from religious but also from cultural and economic point of view.” Analyze this statement.
