India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain reproductive health. These programmes called as 'family planning' were initiated in ____ year in India.

The correct option is C 1951
India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1951.

Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the popular name ‘Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes’.

So, the correct answer is- option a.