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Prelims 2016 · Q32 · Schemes & welfare

'Mission Indradhanush' launched by the Government of India pertains to

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Answer: A. Mission Indradhanush (December 2014) is the government's drive to immunize all children and pregnant women against preventable diseases. The seven colours of the rainbow stood for the vaccines originally covered.

Watch for: The rainbow name gives no clue, so students guess.

Why the other options are wrong
  • B. Wrong because smart cities come under the Smart Cities Mission.
  • C. Wrong because it is not a space programme.
  • D. Wrong because it is not about education policy.

Source to check: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mission Indradhanush page (nhm.gov.in); PIB release, 25 December 2014

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