National Current Affairs MCQs - 2026-10-29

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The National Health Authority (NHA) is the implementing agency for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). It is an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, responsible for implementing India's flagship public health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

Key building blocks of ABDM include Health ID, Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), Health Facility Registry (HFR), and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Sandbox. UPI is a payment system, not a core component of ABDM's digital health infrastructure.

The primary objective of ABDM is to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It aims to bridge the existing gap among different stakeholders of the healthcare ecosystem through digital highways, enabling the creation of unique health IDs and linking health records. The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) was renamed Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in September 2021.