India's Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) under Ayushman Bharat aim to provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC). The target number of HWCs to be established by the Government of India by 2022 was:

• A 50,000
• B 75,000
• C 1,00,000
• D 1,50,000 ✓

Explanation

The Ayushman Bharat initiative (2018) envisaged establishing 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) across India by transforming existing Sub-Health Centres and Primary Health Centres. HWCs extend the scope of primary care to 12 service packages including NCD screening, mental health, palliative care, and oral/ophthalmic/ENT care, shifting from selective to comprehensive primary health care.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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