Which one of the following Indian States has recently declared itself

Which one of the following Indian States has recently declared itself as the first rabies-free State ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Punjab” option2=”Himachal Pradesh” option3=”Tamil Nadu” option4=”Goa” correct=”option4″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2021
The correct answer is D. Goa was the first Indian State to officially declare itself rabies-free in July 2021.
The declaration was based on successful implementation of the ‘Mission Rabies’ project, which involved mass dog vaccination, public awareness campaigns, and surveillance.
Achieving rabies-free status requires demonstrating no indigenous human rabies cases and minimal animal cases over a sustained period, supported by effective surveillance and control measures.