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Which of the following year did the government of India initiate the comprehensive family planning programme?

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1950
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1952
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1953
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1951
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The correct option is B 1952
In 1951, India became the first country in the developing world to create a state-sponsored family planning program, the National Family Planning Program.The program's primary objectives were to lower fertility rates and slow population growth as a means to propel economic development.

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