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Curricula for ten allied health professions

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Curricula for ten allied health professions (GS2 · Health, 23 April 2025)

What happened

  • MoHFW and NCAHP launched competency-based curricula for ten allied health professions [PIB].

Background

  • Includes physiotherapy and optometry [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Standard curricula help meet the shortage of allied health staff.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Issues relating to development and management of health

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-23): moHFW and NCAHP launched competency-based curricula for ten allied health professions.
  2. Standard curricula help meet the shortage of allied health staff.
Quotable data point

MoHFW and NCAHP launched competency-based curricula for ten allied health professions.

PIB: Allied health curricula, 23 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NCAHP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NCAHP regulates

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Allied health curricula, 23 Apr 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending