Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was launched in the year _______.

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  1. 2006
  2. 2004
  3. 2003
  4. 2005

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Option 3 : 2003
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Key Points

  • The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) is a national government scheme that attempts to address inequities in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities across the country.
  • The scheme was first launched in the year 2003.
  • The scheme was approved in March 2006.
  • The first phase in the PMSSY consists of two components:
  1. Setting up of six institutions in the line of AIIMS.
    • Bihar (Patna).
    • Chattisgarh (Raipur).
    • Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal).
    • Orissa (Bhubaneswar).
    • Rajasthan (Jodhpur).
    • Uttaranchal (Rishikesh) 
  2. Upgradation of 13 existing Government medical college institutions.
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal agency of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
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