Consider the following statements in the context of interventions under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy: 1. It provides prophylactic calcium supplementation for pre-school children, adolescents, and pregnant women. 2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord clamping at childbirth. 3. It provides periodic deworming to children and adolescents. 4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of anaemia in endemic pockets such as malaria and fluorosis. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Options

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. All four

Correct Answer

Only three

Explanation

Statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct. Anaemia Mukt Bharat focuses on iron supplementation, deworming, delayed cord clamping, and tackling non-nutritional causes — not calcium supplementation.

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