Under the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP), the strategy for salt iodization mandates a minimum iodine content at the production level and at the consumer level, respectively, of:

• A 15 ppm and 30 ppm
• B 50 ppm and 30 ppm
• C 30 ppm and 15 ppm ✓
• D 30 ppm and 50 ppm

Explanation

NIDDCP mandates a minimum of 30 ppm iodine at the production level and 15 ppm at the consumer level, accounting for losses during transport and storage. Universal salt iodization is the recommended strategy. The 50 ppm figure is not the Indian standard.

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

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