Why would it be wrong to limit family welfare programmes only to women under the National Population Policy?

Correct answer: Because family welfare needs joint participation of family and community

Direct answer: A. Family welfare affects the health, responsibilities, and decisions of the whole family and is supported by the wider community. Men have an important role in discussing family size, sharing care work, supporting women’s health, preventing sexually transmitted diseases, and accepting shared responsibility for family planning. Community institutions can also help provide information, reduce stigma, and improve access to services. Option B is false because men are part of the population and are also users and partners in health services. Option C is false because health services are needed by women, men, adolescents, children, and older people for different reasons. Option D is false because a national policy should address people in rural and urban areas. Memory cue: “Family welfare is a shared responsibility, not a women-only responsibility.”