Question

Arrange the following nutrition programmes/policy in the correct order of year of inception from early to most recent.
(A) National Nutrition Mission
(B) Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram
(C) National Nutrition Policy
(D) National Iodine Deficiency Control Programme
(E) Mid Day Meal Programme

• A. (A), (D), (E), (B), (C).
• B. (B), (A), (C), (E), (D).
• C. (D), (C), (E), (B), (A).
• D. (C), (B), (D), (A), (E).

Hint:

To solve timeline questions quickly, locate the oldest program first (Iodine Control in 1962) and the newest program last (POSHAN Abhiyaan National Nutrition Mission in 2018). This instantly identifies the correct sequence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
To arrange these national nutrition programs and policies in chronological order, we must identify the exact year each was launched by the Government of India.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let us trace the launch years of each option:
- (D) National Iodine Deficiency Control Programme (NIDCP): Initially launched as the National Goitre Control Programme (NGCP) in 1962, it was renamed NIDCP in 19 This is the earliest program listed.
- (C) National Nutrition Policy (NNP): Formulated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 1993 to address nutritional challenges through multi-sectoral strategies.
- (E) Mid Day Meal Programme (MDMP): Launched nationally on August 15, 1995, as the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education (NP-NSPE) to improve school enrollment and nutritional status.
- (B) Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK): Launched in June 2011 to provide free transport, diagnostics, and drugs to pregnant women and sick newborns.
- (A) National Nutrition Mission (NNM POSHAN Abhiyaan): Launched by the Prime Minister in 2018 with the goal of systematically reducing stunting, undernutrition, and anemia.
Arranging them from earliest to most recent:
\[ \text{NIDCP (1962)} \rightarrow \text{NNP (1993)} \rightarrow \text{MDMP (1995)} \rightarrow \text{JSSK (2011)} \rightarrow \text{NNM (2018)} \]
This corresponds to the sequence: (D), (C), (E), (B), (A).
This matches Option (C).

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct chronological sequence is (D), (C), (E), (B), (A).