With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: 1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it. 2. As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately. 3. It has seamless portability across the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: B. Only Statement 3 is correct. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) launched in September 2021 aims to develop a digital health ecosystem creating Health IDs for citizens. Statement 1 is WRONG. ADBM is a VOLUNTARY system, NOT mandatory. Hospitals (private and public) are encouraged but not legally compelled to adopt the system. Citizens too join voluntarily by generating their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) numbers. Statement 2 is WRONG. Universal participation by every citizen is NOT a stated objective. ABDM is consent-based and voluntary; citizens choose to create ABHA accounts. Plus ABDM is a digital health infrastructure mission, separate from universal health coverage (which is the broader Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme). Statement 3 is CORRECT. Health records linked to ABHA accounts have SEAMLESS PORTABILITY across the country. A patient with ABHA can have their records accessed (with consent) at any participating health facility anywhere in India. This is the central design innovation of ABDM. Source: National Health Authority ABDM documentation / Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission framework.