Consider the following statements and identify the INCORRECT statement(s).

1: The ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0’ scheme has been implemented under the National Food Security Act, 2003.

2: It is an ongoing, Central Government-sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

3: It is extended to children aged below 6 years only.

4: Six services are provided under this scheme through the National Health Mission and Public Health Infrastructure.

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Consider the following statements and identify the INCORRECT statement(s).

1: The ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0’ scheme has been implemented under the National Food Security Act, 2003.

2: It is an ongoing, Central Government-sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

3: It is extended to children aged below 6 years only.

4: Six services are provided under this scheme through the National Health Mission and Public Health Infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

Summary: Option A asserts that statements 1, 3 and 4 are incorrect (and therefore 2 is correct). Below is a step‑by‑step justification that supports that choice.

1) Statement 1 — "The ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0’ scheme has been implemented under the National Food Security Act, 2003." — Incorrect.
- Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 is a programme initiated and administered by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) as part of the Anganwadi/ICDS/Poshan architecture. It is not a measure implemented under the National Food Security Act, 2003; NFSA is a separate statutory framework dealing mainly with foodgrain entitlements and related provisions. Therefore linking the scheme’s legal basis to NFSA is incorrect.

2) Statement 2 — "It is an ongoing, Central Government‑sponsored scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development." — Correct.
- The scheme is an active Central Government initiative administered by the MWCD; it continues as a centrally sponsored/central sector programme to strengthen Anganwadi services and nutrition interventions. This makes statement 2 correct, which is consistent with Option A identifying only 1, 3 and 4 as incorrect.

3) Statement 3 — "It is extended to children aged below 6 years only." — Incorrect.
- The scheme’s target group is broader than just children under 6. It explicitly covers pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescents (in many components) and children (including 0–6 years). Saying it applies to children below 6 years only omits these other beneficiary categories, so the statement is inaccurate.

4) Statement 4 — "Six services are provided under this scheme through the National Health Mission and Public Health Infrastructure." — Incorrect.
- While coordination with the health system (for example for immunization and health check‑ups) occurs, the six core services commonly associated with Anganwadi/ICDS delivery are provided through Anganwadi Centres and the ICDS platform under MWCD. They are not delivered solely “through the National Health Mission and Public Health Infrastructure.” Framing the six services as being provided through NHM/PHI exclusively is therefore incorrect.

Because statements 1, 3 and 4 are incorrect while statement 2 is correct, Option A (Only 1, 3 and 4) is the justified choice.

FINAL_ANSWER: A

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