When the 'Pulse Polio' immunisation programme was started?
A
1990
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B
1995
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C
1996
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D
1999
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Solution
The correct option is B 1995 The immunisation programme was taken up to overcome the threat of polio, measles, tetanus, TB, diphtheria and whooping cough. The 'pulse polio' immunisation programme started in 1995 has controlled polio.