With reference to proposed scheme of lsquo Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly rsquo consider the followi...........

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With reference to proposed scheme of ‘Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly’, consider the following statements

It aims to provide nutrition support to the indigent elders, who are staying in the Old Age Homes and are victims of severe malnutrition.
The Gram Panchayats and Urban Municipalities are the implementing agencies of the Scheme.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

According to the ‘Report of Government of India’s Technical Group on Population Projection for India and States’ by the year 2036, population of senior citizens would be 22.74 crore (14.9%).

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aims to launch a Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly, to provide nutrition support to the indigent elders, who are not staying in the Old Age Homes and are victims of severe malnutrition, by focusing on procuring locally available healthy food material and serving hot-cooked mid-day meals.
The Gram Panchayats and Urban Municipalities are the implementing agencies of the Scheme. The funding for the Scheme is from the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund.

Hence only statement 2nd is correct.