Multiple choice

The National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF) which was set up in 1997 is now known with a new name as

  1. Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)

  2. National Health Mission (NHM)

  3. Pulse Polio Abhiyan (PPA)

  4. Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)

  5. None of these

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Explanation

The National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF) was established in 1997 to provide financial assistance to patients living below the poverty line for life-threatening diseases. It was later renamed as Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), which continues to serve the same purpose under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The other options are different health programs and unrelated to NIAF's renaming.