As per the National Nutritional Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme guidelines currently followed in India, the iron and folic acid supplementation given routinely to all pregnant women consists of:

• A One tablet daily containing 30 mg elemental iron and 400 micrograms folic acid, starting from the first trimester
• B Weekly tablet containing 60 mg elemental iron and 2800 micrograms folic acid throughout pregnancy
• C Two tablets daily containing 60 mg elemental iron each, given only if haemoglobin is below 11 g/dL
• D One tablet daily containing 60 mg elemental iron and 400 micrograms folic acid for at least 100 days during pregnancy ✓

Explanation

The current national guideline is one daily tablet of 60 mg elemental iron plus 400 micrograms folic acid, taken for a minimum of 100 days during pregnancy and again for 100 days postpartum. Option A reflects the older 30 mg formulation used before the revision, which is the key distractor. Option C describes therapeutic rather than prophylactic dosing, since routine supplementation is universal and does not wait for anaemia to develop.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.

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