India’s Health Transformation

• India's Health Transformation refers to the post-2014 architectural shift toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) via insurance (PMJAY), primary care (AB-HWCs), affordable drugs (Jan Aushadhi), tele-health, AIIMS expansion and AYUSH integration.
• Backbone scheme is Ayushman Bharat (2018) — world's largest publicly funded health assurance programme.
• UPSC relevance: cuts across GS-II (welfare schemes, governance, health) and GS-III (inclusive growth, science & tech) — high-yield for both Prelims (numbers/dates) and Mains.