Why are family welfare and women’s empowerment placed together in the National Population Policy?

Correct answer: Women’s decision-making affects family size and health

Answer: A. Family welfare includes health care, birth spacing, contraception, safe motherhood, child care, and informed choices. Women’s education, income, mobility, and participation in decisions can improve their ability to seek care and discuss the timing and number of children. Empowerment does not mean that women alone must carry responsibility; partners, families, communities, and public services also matter. A is correct because it recognises the connection between women’s agency, family decisions, and health outcomes. B is wrong because women are included in population data. C is wrong because education generally supports better health knowledge and access, not lower health. D is wrong because family welfare concerns all family members. Memory cue: empowerment gives people voice, information, and choice.