Mission Parivar Vikas - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   ‘Mission Parivar Vikas’ is related to

a. Health of women and girls in the family
b. Health of all in the family
c. Family planning services
d. Economic, social and individual development of each family member
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Family planning services

Explanation:

  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will soon launch “Mission Parivar Vikas” in 145 high focus districts having the highest total fertility rates in the country.
  • These 145 districts are in the seven high focus, high TFR states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam that constitute 44% of the country’s population.
  • The main objective of ‘Mission Parivas Vikas’ will be to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.
  • The key strategic focus of this initiative will be on improving access to contraceptives through delivering assured services, dovetailing with new promotional schemes, ensuring commodity security, building capacity (service providers), creating an enabling environment along with close monitoring and implementation.