NEETZoologyReproductive Health
What is the current name for reproduction-related programs in operation?
Options
- AFamily Planning Programs
- BMaternal Health Programs
- CReproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) Programs
- DChild Welfare Programs
Correct answer
C. Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) Programs
Step-by-step solution
India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total Reproductive Health as a social goal. These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the popular name ‘Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes’. Creating awareness among people about various reproduction related as