Why was universal immunisation treated as part of population policy and not only a health programme?

Correct answer: Because it improves child survival and family welfare

Correct answer: B — universal immunisation improves child survival and supports family welfare. Population policy is not concerned only with the number of people; it also aims to improve the quality of life and health of the population. Vaccination protects children from several preventable diseases and helps reduce avoidable illness and deaths. When children survive and remain healthier, families and communities benefit, and parents can make family-size decisions with greater confidence. A is false because immunisation has no purpose of stopping population counting. C is false because vaccination does not reduce education; healthy children are generally better able to attend and benefit from school. D is false because immunisation does not lower the age of marriage. Memory cue: population policy includes healthy survival, not just population numbers.