Which one among the following is NOT covered under Integrated Child Development Programme ?

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Correct — D, Family Planning. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, launched in 1975, delivers a package of six services — supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral services, pre-school non-formal education, and nutrition & health education — to children below six years and to pregnant and lactating mothers, chiefly through anganwadi centres. Family planning is part of the reproductive- and family-welfare programme, and is not one of the six ICDS services.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) This IS an ICDS service (the flagship one — take-home rations / hot cooked meals), so it cannot be the item 'not covered'.  (b) Immunization is one of the six ICDS services (delivered in convergence with the health department), so it is covered.  (c) Nutrition & Health Education for women (15–45 years) is explicitly one of the six ICDS services, so it is covered.

Concept: ICDS is India's flagship early-childhood programme, run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Its six services target the 0–6 age group and pregnant/lactating women, delivered at the village anganwadi centre by an anganwadi worker and helper. Three of its services (immunization, health check-up, referral) are provided in convergence with the health system.

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