Under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) launched under the RMNCH+A framework, assured antenatal care by specialists is provided to pregnant women on which fixed day of every month?

• A First Monday
• B Last Friday
• C 15th of every month
• D 9th of every month ✓

Explanation

PMSMA guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care by obstetricians, physicians and radiologists on the 9th day of every month at government health facilities, using private sector volunteers alongside government doctors. The fixed-day design makes the service predictable and easy to communicate to women. The other dates have no programmatic significance in Indian maternal health programmes.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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