- Statement 1: The National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&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. - 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's goals around the 2020 timeline in previous policies/reports.
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?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2010 · Topic: Human Development (Health indicators, determinants, and challenges in Human Development)
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