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?
Explanation
Both statements are correct because India’s public health system has historically prioritized hospital-based curative care over preventive measures, and "Public Health" is a State Subject under Entry 6 of the Seventh Schedule. Option (A) is the most tempting but incorrect because the constitutional division of power (Statement-II) does not logically explain or cause the specific policy bias toward curative care (Statement-I), which is instead a result of historical funding patterns and infrastructure development. The core concept tested is the federal distribution of legislative powers and the functional characteristics of India’s healthcare delivery system.