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What are the significant features of national population policy 2000

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Answered by itraa2000
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NPP 2000 has put special emphasis on the adolescent population. Focus is given to special nutritional needs of the adolescents. Awareness programmes are conducted to increase awareness about STDs, unwanted pregnancies, child marriage, risks of unprotected sex, etc.

The significant features of the National Population Policy 2000 are mentioned below: 

(i)NPP 2000 identified adolescents as one of the major sections of the population that need greater attention. 

(ii)Besides nutritional requirements, the policy put greater emphasis on other important needs of adolescents including protection from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). 

(iii)It called for programmes that aim towards encouraging delayed marriage and child-bearing, education of adolescents about the risks of unprotected sex, making contraceptive services accessible and affordable, providing food supplements, nutritional services, strengthening legal measures to prevent child marriage.


Answered by trisha10433
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•national population policy is a culmination of years of planned efforts

•it provides a policy framework imparting free and compulsory school education upto 14 years old

•it also includes reducing infant mortality rate below 30 per 1000 live birth achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccines preventable disease, stopping child marriage and giving better health to families

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