Question

India has finally woken up to the needs of the country's elderly. With the number of people in the 60-plus age group in India expected to increase to 100 million in 2013 and to 198 million in 2030, the health ministry is all set to roll out the

• A. National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly
• B. National Programme for Senior Citizens
• C. National Programme for Old Aged
• D. Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana

Hint:

The real scheme's name is the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This question names a real government scheme and surrounds it with plausible-sounding fake titles.

1. National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly: The actual scheme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen elderly healthcare infrastructure across the country.
2. National Programme for Senior Citizens: Sounds plausible but is not the real, official name of this health scheme.
3. National Programme for Old Aged: Also an invented name, not the scheme's actual title.
4. Rashtriya Vriddha Swasthya Yojana: A Hindi-sounding invented name, not the scheme actually notified by the ministry.

So the correct answer is option A, National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly.