Consider the following statements : Statement-I : India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care. Statement-II : Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Answer: B. Both statements are correct but Statement-II is NOT the correct explanation for Statement-I. Statement-I is CORRECT. India's public health system has historically focused on CURATIVE care (treating sick patients in clinics/hospitals) with relatively limited investment in PREVENTIVE (vaccination, screening), PROMOTIVE (health education, nutrition) and REHABILITATIVE (post-treatment recovery) services. Recent initiatives like Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres are trying to rebalance. Statement-II is CORRECT. Public Health is a STATE SUBJECT (Entry 6, List II, Seventh Schedule). The Centre supports through schemes (NHM) and policy, but states are primarily responsible for organising health services, hospitals, dispensaries and medical personnel. However, Statement-II is NOT the CAUSE of the curative-bias in Statement-I. The curative focus is due to historical Bhore Committee recommendations, demand-side preferences for visible curative services, and political economy of hospital construction. Federal allocation per se does not explain the imbalance. Source: NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work / Bhore Committee Report / National Health Policy 2017.