When was the Family Planning (Family Welfare) Programme stated in India?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is 1952.
· In 1952, India became the first country in the world to launch a National Programme for Family Planning.
· In terms of policy and actual programme implementation, the Family Planning Programme has undergone transformation.
· There was a gradual shift from a clinical approach to a reproductive child health approach.
· The National Population Policy (NPP) in 2000 introduced a holistic and target-free approach that aided in fertility reduction.
· The objectives, strategies, and activities of the family planning division are designed and implemented to achieve the family welfare goals and objectives stated in various policy documents ( NPP: National Population Policy 2000, NHP: National Health Policy 2002, and NRHM: National Rural Health Mission) and to honour the Government of India's commitments, including:
· ICPD: International Conference on Population and Development
· MDG: Millennium Development Goals
· SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
· FP-2020 Summit and others.