Which of the following is true about recently launched Kayakalp Award Scheme ........

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Which of the following is true about recently launched Kayakalp Award Scheme?

It seeks to modernise public health facilities.

It is a submission under project Arrow which seeks to modernise post offices in India.

It will encourage public health facility in the nation to ensure facilities stay clean and hygienic.

None of the above

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Explanation:

Third option is correct.

The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda on 15 May 2015 launched kayakalp Award Scheme.

The scheme is intended to encourage and incentivize Public Health Facilities (PHFs) in the country for maintaining the facilities clean and hygienic.

Features of Kayakalp Award Scheme
The objectives of the award scheme are
• To promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities
• To incentivize and recognize such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance in adhering to standard protocols of cleanliness and infection control
• To inculcate a culture of ongoing assessment and peer review of performance related to hygiene, cleanliness and sanitation
• To create and share sustainable practices related to improved cleanliness in public health facilities linked to positive health outcomes
Cleanliness does not apply only to physical cleanliness, but to develop and put in place systems and procedures for activities such as bio-waste disposal or protocols etc.