Question

Identify correct statement regarding healthcare facilities in India.

• A. Healthcare facilities have remained stagnant in India after it got independence.
• B. Healthcare facilities have grown substantially in India after it got independence.
• C. Healthcare facilities have reduced in India after it got independence.
• D. No data is available about growth or fall of healthcare facilities in India after it got independence.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Healthcare facilities have grown substantially in India after it got independence.

Healthcare facilities have grown in India over the past seventy years. In 1950, we had only 2717 hospitals. In 2000, it increased to 18,218 hospitals.