Consider the following statements :
- 1. Animal Welfare Board of India is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- 2. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body.
- 3. National Ganga River Basin Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 and 3 only
2 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2014
Statement 2 is correct. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body constituted under Section 38L(1) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006.
Statement 3 is correct. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) was indeed chaired by the Prime Minister of India. This authority was constituted in 2009 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. (Note: NGRBA was later replaced by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (National Ganga Council) in 2016, which is also chaired by the Prime Minister).