The first SOS village in India was established in the year 1961. SOS Children's Villages is an international organization that focuses on providing care and support to children without parental care. The establishment of India's first SOS village marked a significant step in the country's efforts to provide a family-like environment for orphaned and abandoned children. The foundation of SOS villages is based on four principles: the Mother, Brothers and Sisters, the House, and the Village, which together create a nurturing and supportive atmosphere for children's growth and development.
Hence, the correct answer to the question is 1961.
The first SOS Children's Village in India was set up in 1961.
Location: The village was established in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), Karnataka.
Purpose: SOS Children’s Village provides a family environment for abandoned, orphaned, or vulnerable children, ensuring they receive love, care, and education.
So, the correct option is (C): 1961
List-I (Name of the Programme/Scheme/Initiative) | List-II (Objective) |
(A) The National Service Volunteer Scheme | (I) Provide a family approach to the long term care of orphaned and abandoned children |
(B) NSS | (II) Provide day-care, educational and entertainment opportunities, healthcare, companionship |
(C) Multi-Service Centres for Older Persons | (III) Provides opportunities to students (who have completed their first degree) to involve them-selves, on a whole-time basis for a short period of one or two years, in programmes of national development |
(D) SOS Children’s Villages | (IV) Aims at involving college level students in programmes of social service and national development |