When was the National Urban Health Mission approved by the Government of India? 

The correct answer is 2013.Key Points

• National Urban Health Mission (NUHM):-
  • It was launched by the Government of India in 2013 to improve the health status of the urban population, especially the poor and vulnerable sections.
  • The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as a sub-mission of National Health Mission (NHM) has been approved by the Cabinet on 1st May 2013.
  • NUHM aims to provide equitable and quality primary healthcare services to urban communities, focusing on maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, and urban health infrastructure development.
  • The mission is implemented in 779 cities and towns with a population of more than 50,000, and it covers around 7.75 crore people across the country.
  • NUHM is a sub-mission under the National Health Mission (NHM), which was launched in 2013 by merging the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

Additional Information

• List of some prominent health schemes in India:
• Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY): 2018
• National Health Mission (NHM): 2013
• Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY): 2008
• National Urban Health Mission (NUHM): 2013
• Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA): 2016
• Mission Indradhanush: 2014
• National Rural Health Mission (NRHM): 2005
• Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): 2005
• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY): 2017
• National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP): 2020 (renamed from RNTCP)
• Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP): 1997
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign): 2014
• National AIDS Control Programme (NACP): 1992
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP): 2003 (merged program)
• National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP): 1975
• National Mental Health Programme (NMHP): 1982