The correct answer is: a) Provide affordable and accessible healthcare.
The National Health Mission (NHM) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Government of India in 2005. The objective of the NHM is to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to all citizens of India. The NHM has been implemented in all states and union territories of India.
The NHM has a number of components, including:
- Providing primary healthcare services
- Providing secondary and tertiary healthcare services
- Providing preventive healthcare services
- Providing public health services
- Providing medical education and training
- Providing research and development
The NHM has been successful in providing affordable and accessible healthcare to millions of people in India. The NHM has also been successful in reducing the number of deaths due to preventable diseases.
The NHM is a major step towards achieving the goal of Universal Health Coverage in India.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Option b) is not the primary objective of the NHM. The NHM does not promote medical tourism.
- Option c) is not the primary objective of the NHM. The NHM does not eradicate infectious diseases.
- Option d) is not the primary objective of the NHM. The NHM does not develop super-specialty hospitals.