UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’?

1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers. 
2. To reduce the incidence of anemia among young children, adolescent girls and women. 
3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice. 
4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
   
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation: 

• National Nutrition Mission also known as POSHAN Abhiyaan, has broadly two components, i.e Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns to spread awareness against malnutrition and multi-sectoral nutrition programmes to fight anemia with targeted focus on adolescent girls and women in child bearing age . So, points 1 and 2 are correct.
  
  
• To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice and to promote the consumption of poultry eggs are not the objectives of the National Nutrition Mission. So, points 3 and 4 are not correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (1)  is the correct answer.

Subject: Economics | Economic Schemes and Policies