Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SEHAT) is a teleconsultation service launched by which of the following ministries?

Correct option is D

​The correct answer is (d) Ministry of Defence.

• SEHAT (Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation) is a teleconsultation service launched by the Ministry of Defence in the year 2021.
• The service was introduced to provide telemedicine services to the Armed Forces personnel and their families, especially in remote areas, ensuring they have access to quality healthcare through teleconsultation.
• SEHAT aims to facilitate easy access to medical consultations for defense personnel and veterans, ensuring their health and well-being are taken care of with modern technology.

Information about other options:

• The Ministry of AYUSH deals with traditional medicine and holistic healthcare systems like Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy, but is not the authority for SEHAT.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs handles internal security, law enforcement, and disaster management, not healthcare services like SEHAT.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development focuses on women and children’s welfare programs and policies, and is not responsible for the SEHAT initiative.

Information Booster:

• Minister of  AYUSH: Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao
• Minister of Home Affairs:  Shri Amit Shah, is also Minister of Cooperation
• Minister of Women and Child Development:  Annapurna Devi