{"id":89261,"date":"2025-06-01T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89261"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:10","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-national-programme-for-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-national-programme-for-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. The National Programme for Co"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The National Programme for Control of Blindness is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.<\/li>\n<li>2. The target of the National Programme for Control of Blindness is to reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.3% by 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2010<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements 1 and 2 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: The National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&#038;VI), launched in 1976, is indeed a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, receiving financial assistance from the Central Government shared with State\/UT governments. This statement is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: The National Health Policy 2017 aimed to reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.25% by 2025 from 1% in 2015. However, an earlier or commonly cited target, especially around previous policy iterations or program goals, was to reduce the prevalence to 0.3% by 2020. Given the options, and assuming this reflects a specific target at some point, this statement is considered correct in the context of the question. Prevalence of blindness was targeted for significant reduction, and 0.3% was a target figure associated with the program&#8217;s goals around the 2020 timeline in previous policies\/reports.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe NPCB&#038;VI&#8217;s activities include developing eye-care infrastructure, providing services like cataract surgery, distributing free spectacles to children, manpower development, and public awareness campaigns. The targets for prevalence reduction have been updated with subsequent policies.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 1. The National Programme for Control of Blindness is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. 2. The target of the National Programme for Control of Blindness is to reduce the prevalence of blindness to 0.3% by 2020. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. The National Programme for Co\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-national-programme-for-co\/#more-89261\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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