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The All India Cyclothon called 'Swasth Bharat Yatra', a key element of the 'Eat Right India Movement', was flagged off on:
1. May 16, 2018
2. January 16, 2018
3. March 16, 2018
4. October 16, 2018

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : October 16, 2018

Swasth Bharat Yatra was launched and led by FSSAI on the World Food Day (16th October 2018) under which a pan-India cycle rally was organized, 7,500 cyclists participated in over 18,000 km relay cycle rally traveling across six tracks through almost every state and UT over 100 days to propagate a powerful message 'Eat Right India'. 

'Swasth Bharat Yatra', a pan-India Cyclothon, is a key element of the Eat Right India movement. It is being held across 350 locations across the country for connecting

1.33 billion people to promote the message of safe and wholesome food in the country.

1. This Yatra was flagged off on 16th October 2018 on World Food Day from six different locations which are Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Puducherry, Leh (Jammu & Kashmir), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Panaji (Goa), & Agartala (Tripura) and cover almost all states & UTs.

2. Spread around 100 days over 7,500 volunteer cyclists would stop at 2,000+ locations, and conduct in-city and en-route activities and 'Prabhat Pheris' to propagate the message of Eat Right India.

3. The convoy comprised of a team of 150 'Volunteer-Cyclists' and they covered 50-60 kilometers daily, halting at 2-3 towns and cities on the way. The convoy also

included an 'Eat Right Mobile Unit' and a Mobile Food Testing Unit. Volunteer Cyclists handed over the symbolic relay baton to the next batch at the stopover points and return.

4. The last batch of cyclists converged in New Delhi on 27th January 2019 concluding the Yatra in the first phase of the Eat Right India movement.

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