Question

The healthcare facilities to all programme established primary health centres, community health centres, and district hospitals in various parts of the country. They provide round-the-clock service for delivery and other basic healthcare facilities.

On similar lines, the Government of India established another nutritional programme for children. The programme established Anganwadi centres across the country.

Identify the programme and also select the correct role of the programme.

• A. Integrated Child Services Programme
• B. National Rural Health Mission
• C. To take care of primary education and immunisation programmes as well as to provide ambulance services
• D. To strengthen the sub-centres that acted as the first point of contact between the primary healthcare system and the community

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

To take care of primary education and immunisation programmes as well as to provide ambulance services

Sub-centres provided healthcare services in rural areas under the National Rural Health Mission by educating people about basic hygiene and sanitation. Further, they engaged in providing basic healthcare services to the rural population. The Integrated Child Services Programme was launched by the Government of India in 1975 and implemented nutritional programmes for children. The programme established Anganwadi centres across the country that took care of primary education, immunisation programmes, and other basic facilities for children. Service-based facilities like ambulance services were also covered under the programme.