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By which name is family planning currently known ?


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Family and child care

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Reproductive and child care

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Reproductive and child health care

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Reproductive and child health.

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Solution

The correct option is C

Reproductive and child health care


Family planning is currently renamed the 'Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme', which was launched throughout the country on 15th October, 1997. This programme aimed at achieving a status in which women will be able to regulate their fertility, women will be able to go through their pregnancy and child birth safely, the outcome of pregnancies will be successful and will lead to survival and well being of the mother and the child. Within the overall umbrella of reducing infant, child and maternal mortality. The second phase of RCH program i.e. RCH – II was launched on 1st April, 2005 . The main objective of the program was to bring about a change in mainly three critical health indicators i.e. reducing total fertility rate, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate with a view to realizing the outcomes envisioned in the Millennium Development Goals.

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