Which of the following objectives are part of the National Population Policy (NPP) 2000?
1. Providing free and compulsory education up to 14 years of age.
2. Achieving a stable population by 2035.
3. Reducing the infant mortality rate below 60 per 1000 live births.
4. Promoting delayed marriage for girls.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Only 1 and 4 are correct.
Statement 1 is correct: One of the immediate/medium-term targets was to make school education free and compulsory up to the age of 14 years.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The policy aims to achieve a stable population by 2045, not 2035.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The target was to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to below 30 per 1,000 live births (not 60).
Statement 4 is correct: It explicitly promotes delayed marriage for girls, ideally after 18 years of age (and preferably after 20).