Discussion Forum : Reproductive Health
Question - The family planning programmes were initiated in the year
Options:
A .  1975
B .  1951
C .  1960
D .  1970
Answer: Option B
:
B
Population growth has been a cause of worry for the Government of India since a very long time. Just after independence, the Family Planning Association of India was formed in 1949. The country launched a nationwide Family Planning Programme in 1952, a first of its kind in the developing countries. This covered initially birth control programmes and later included under its wing, mother and child health, nutrition and family welfare.

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