What are the Family Planning Programmes in India?

1.	What are the Family Planning Programmes in India?
Answer» IFWP is integrated with other health services. Emphasis is in the rural areas 2-child family norm to be practiced Adopting terminal methods to create a gap between the birth of 2 children Door-to-door campaigns to encourage families to accept the small family norm Encouraging education for both boys and girls Encouragement of breast feeding Proper marriageable adopted (21 years for men and 18 years for women) Minimum Needs Programme launched to raise the standard of living of the people. Monetary incentives given to poor people to adopt family planning measures. Creating widespread awareness of family planning through television, radio, news papers, puppet shows etc.

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IFWP is integrated with other health services.

Emphasis is in the rural areas

2-child family norm to be practiced

Adopting terminal methods to create a gap between the birth of 2 children

Door-to-door campaigns to encourage families to accept the small family norm

Encouraging education for both boys and girls

Encouragement of breast feeding

Proper marriageable adopted (21 years for men and 18 years for women)

Minimum Needs Programme launched to raise the standard of living of the people.

Monetary incentives given to poor people to adopt family planning measures.

Creating widespread awareness of family planning through television, radio, news papers, puppet shows etc.

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