Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’ ?
- 1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- 2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
- 3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice.
- 4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs.
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1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only
3 and 4 only
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UPSC IAS – 2017
Statement 2 is correct. Reducing the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls, and women is one of the explicit and primary targets/objectives of the National Nutrition Mission.
Statement 3 is correct. While not always listed as a standalone *outcome* objective, promoting consumption of nutritious foods, including traditional and coarse grains like millets and unpolished rice, is a significant part of the dietary diversity promotion strategy under the mission’s BCC activities aimed at improving nutritional intake and combating malnutrition. Given the policy focus on millets etc., this is likely considered an objective under dietary behaviour change.
Statement 4 is incorrect. While eggs are nutritious and might be included in dietary recommendations, promoting the consumption of ‘poultry eggs’ specifically is too narrow and not typically listed as a core objective of the National Nutrition Mission itself, compared to the broader goals like reducing anaemia or promoting diverse diets including specific food *groups* or traditional grains.
– Key strategies include awareness generation (BCC), convergence of schemes, and technology adoption.
– Promoting dietary diversity and consumption of nutritious foods is a component of BCC.