Consider the following:
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
1 and 2
C
2 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
1. Statement 1 is incorrect. India was the *first* country in the world to officially adopt a National Family Planning Programme in 1952, not the second.
2. Statement 2 is correct. The National Population Policy of India 2000 (NPP 2000) set a medium-term objective to achieve replacement level fertility (Total Fertility Rate of 2.1) by 2010. The projected population for 2010 was around 111 crores (1.11 billion).
3. Statement 3 is correct. Kerala was the first state in India to achieve below replacement level fertility, reaching this milestone well before 2000.
4. Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct.