Indian Government Initiatives

Sikkim became India's first state to achieve 100% sanitation coverage in both rural and urban households by December 2016 under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. This achievement was recognized by the UN and WHO. Kerala has high literacy but was not first in sanitation coverage.

In the Union Budget for 2016-17, the Union Finance Minister listed 9 pillars on which the Government will focus to transform India into a developed nation.

All of the above contributions were made.

Yes, it is the correct answer. India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programs at national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal.

The National Literacy Mission (NLM) was launched in 1988 with the primary goal of imparting functional literacy to adults in the 15-35 age group. It focuses on adult education rather than children or specific demographic groups.

'Hum Do Hamare Do' was a family planning slogan promoted by the Government of India in the 1970s and 1980s to encourage small families. It literally means 'We two, our two' - referring to parents and their two children. The campaign was part of population control efforts, not related to literacy, child labor, or pollution.

The Mahila Shakti program is built to empower women in rural villages to take charge of health and social activities in the village. The Mahila Samridhi program is built to empower the rural women through building habit of self-reliance and confidence. The Mahila Smakhya program is built to generate awareness among parents and community especially among women and girls. Janani Suraksha Yojna is built to provide care for pregnant women. Development of women and children in rural areas is built to provide opportunities of self employment to the women belonging to the rural families who are living below the poverty line.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is an Indian government sponsored scheme for ten million of the poorest families. 

The Village Grain Bank Scheme was launched to create buffer stocks of foodgrains to tackle emergency situations like floods, droughts, and other natural disasters. The scheme aims to ensure food security in vulnerable areas by maintaining grain reserves that can be accessed during crises. It was not designed for export purposes.

The first Janata Ahar plaza was launched at eatery at Howrah. The new venture will be run by the railways and not be outsourced. The restaurants being run by various operators will be taken over as and when their contracts end, and the space utilised for setting up the Janata Ahar plazas.

The Government of India provides Rs. 10 lakh per family as a one-time rehabilitation grant for voluntary relocation from core/critical tiger habitat areas. This incentive aims to reduce human-wildlife conflict, enable tiger conservation, and ensure dignified resettlement of affected communities while protecting biodiversity.

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The USAID Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Deployment (PACE-D) is a five-year initiative to enhance energy efficiency and promote clean energy in India. Under the initiative, USAID, Nexant, Inc., Chemonics and the Indian government will collaborate to implement innovative energy efficiency technologies, advance commercial renewable energy technologies, improve the efficiency of coal power generation and enhance greenhouse gas mitigation programmes.

Bhakra Nangal Project on Sutlej River in Himachachal Pradesh/Punjab is India's largest multipurpose project - 225m height dam, 1325 MW capacity, massive irrigation network. Rihand (UP), Chambal (MP/Rajasthan), Damodar (Jharkhand/WB) are significant but smaller in scale. Bhakra Nangal set the benchmark for multipurpose river valley projects in India.

Correct Answer: UNESCO