Question

What is 'Anna Sanjivani' ?
1. Medical shops for generic medicines managed through Self-help groups
2. A cropping model using organic manure and pesticides
3. Mid-day Meal Scheme for school children 
4. Market Scheme for tribal farmers

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Medical shops for generic medicines managed through Self-help groups

The correct answer is Medical shops for generic medicines managed through Self-help groups.

• With a view to promoting generic medicines among the public and pharmacists, the government brought Anna Sanjeevani outlets and assigned them to Self Help Groups for maintenance.
• As of date, across the State, there are 281 outlets that register a daily sale of 1.5 lakh and have a turnover of about 36 crores a year.
  • Right from the beginning, the outlets were maintained by SHGs.
• Initially, the government used to pay monthly salaries for all the staff.
  • But, due to the losses taking place in the outlets of rural and interior parts of the State, the government decided to allocate them to individuals.

• The Mid-day Meal Scheme is a school meal programme in India designed to better the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.
  • The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in primary and upper primary classes in government, government-aided, local body, Education Guarantee Scheme, and alternate innovative education centres, Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and National Child Labour Project schools run by the ministry of labour.​
• Organic farming is an agricultural system that originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices.
  • Certified organic agriculture accounts for 70 million hectares globally, with over half of that total in Australia.
  • Organic farming continues to be developed by various organizations today. It is defined by the use of fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.
  • Biological pest control, mixed cropping,  and the fostering of insect predators are encouraged