What does the policy 'Yatri Suraksha' aims at?

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Explanation

The term 'Yatri Suraksha' translates to 'Passenger Safety', directly pointing towards the protection of travelers.
The policy's primary goal is to reduce mortality and morbidity from road and rail accidents by strengthening the trauma care system.
This involves a comprehensive approach including accident prevention, ensuring rapid response, and providing effective post-accident care.
A key component is the establishment of a network of trauma care facilities along highways to ensure victims receive critical care within the 'Golden Hour' (SRC_16679).

Option A: This option is incorrect because urban sanitation and cleanliness are the objectives of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Mission), not a transport safety policy.
Option B: This is incorrect. While a critical issue, gender-based violence is addressed through separate legal frameworks and social welfare programs, not a policy focused on transport accidents.
Option D: This is incorrect. Maternal and child health are addressed by specific, well-established national programs under the National Health Mission, such as the 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' (JSY) and 'Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram' (JSSK) (SRC_16678).

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain National Health and Safety Programs in India as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
Nurses in emergency departments are at the forefront of receiving accident victims. Proficiency in the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) protocol, including the primary survey (ABCDE), is essential.
Understanding public health policies like 'Yatri Suraksha' helps nurses appreciate the system-level efforts that influence patient outcomes before they even arrive at the hospital.
A nurse's role in trauma includes rapid triage, securing IV access, administering fluids and blood products, managing pain, and continuously monitoring vital signs.

How to Approach the Question

First, decode the key term in the question: 'Yatri Suraksha'. 'Yatri' means traveler or passenger, and 'Suraksha' means safety or protection.
Evaluate the options based on this translation. The policy is about ensuring the safety of travelers.
Option A, 'Clean city', relates to sanitation, not traveler safety.
Option B, 'Action against gender violence', is a social issue, not a transport-specific safety policy.
Option D, 'Maternal and child health', is a specific public health domain with its own programs.
Option C, 'Preventing deaths due to rail and road traffic accident', directly aligns with the concept of ensuring safety for passengers during travel. This makes it the most logical and correct answer.

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