Assertion: Reproductive and Child Healthcare Programmes is for reproduction related areas.
Reason: It deals with creating awareness among various reproduction related aspects.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

The correct answer is Option (1) → Both Assertion (A) and Reason(R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

India was amongst the first countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal. These programmes called ‘family planning’ were initiated in 1951 and were periodically assessed over the past decades. Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the popular name ‘Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes’. Creating awareness among people about various reproduction related aspects and providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society are the major tasks under these programmes.

• Assertion (A): Reproductive and Child Healthcare (RCH) Programmes is for reproduction related areas — True
  The RCH programme was launched to address issues related to reproductive health, maternal health, and child healthcare.
• Reason (R): It deals with creating awareness among various reproduction related aspects —True
  A key goal of the RCH programme is to spread awareness about reproductive health, contraception, STDs, maternal care, etc.

Since the Reason explains the Assertion, the first option is correct.