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Karnataka health minister announces 800-ambulance network and separate women's health policy
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800 ambulances and a women's health policy: the Article 47 link KAS Prelims tests on Karnataka schemes
Karnataka plans an 800-ambulance network and a separate health policy for women.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Karnataka Health Minister U.T.
Khader said the department is rolling out reforms including a network of 800 ambulances and a separate health policy for women, reiterating the State's commitment to timely, quality healthcare.
The State's duty to raise public health is a Directive Principle under Article 47 of the Constitution.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Karnataka plans a network of 800 ambulances to speed up emergency healthcare
- The State is also preparing a separate health policy for women
- Announced by Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader
- Article 47 (DPSP) makes raising nutrition, living standards and public health a primary duty of the State
- Health is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule (State List)
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How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Article 47 is a Directive Principle of State Policy; it is non-justiciable but fundamental to governance.
- Article 47 directs the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.
- Public health and hospitals fall under the State List of the Seventh Schedule.
- Article 21 (right to life) has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to include the right to health.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS Paper 2 (health, governance, State policies) and GS Paper 1 (women's issues). Issue: uneven access to timely emergency and women-specific healthcare. Provision: Article 47 DPSP and Article 21 as interpreted by courts, with health as a State subject. Implication: an 800-ambulance network can cut response time, while a separate women's health policy can target gaps; way forward is adequate staffing, rural coverage, funding and outcome monitoring.
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ಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕತೆಯ ಮಟ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೇರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ನೀತಿಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ತತ್ವ ಯಾವುದು?
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 21
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 47
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 39
- ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 51
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 47 ಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
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