EDUCATION UGC NET
MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION
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Expanded programme of immunisation implemented in India - 1978
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National iodine deficiency disorder control programme started in India - 1986
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Child survival and safe mother hood programme launched in India - 1992-93
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National nutritional policy was launched in India - 1992
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Detailed explanation-1: -National Nutrition Policy (India) was introduced in 1993 to combat the problem of undernutrition. It aims to address this problem by utilising direct (short term) and indirect (long term) interventions.
Detailed explanation-2: -National Nutrition Policy was divided into direct strategies (short term) and indirect strategies (long term). Direct strategies demanded focus on the following: Ensuring proper nutrition of the target groups i.e. the vulnerable section of the society (children, adolescent, pregnant and nursing women, etc.)
Detailed explanation-3: -launched in 1970-71 by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India. Operated under minimum need programme • Main aim is to improve nutritional status in targeted group. lactating mothers of poor socio-economic groups in urban slums, tribal areas and drought prone rural areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Poshan Abhiyaan, also known as the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), was launched in 2018 (although the programme was being implemented in 2017) by the Government of India with the aim of tackling the malnutrition problem prevalent in India.