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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
NITI Aayog has planned to make how many healthy cities over the following five years?
A
300
B
1000
C
100
D
500
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The report recommends a Central Sector Scheme ‘500 Healthy Cities Programme’, for a period of 5 years, wherein priority cities and towns would be selected jointly by the states and local bodies.

Detailed explanation-2: -To resolve these challenges, the Committee recommended implementing a five-year central sector scheme named ‘500 Healthy Cities Programme’. The scheme would aim to achieve health-centric planning through convergence in spatial planning, public health, and socio-economic development.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s urban population is projected to be 67, 54, 56, 000 in 2035, growing from 48, 30, 99, 000 in 2020 to 54, 27, 43, 000 in 2025 and 60, 73, 42, 000 in 2030, the report said.

Detailed explanation-4: -WHO Healthy city initiative is continually creating and improving those physical and social environments and expanding those community resources which enable people to mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing to their maximum potential.

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