The National Commission for Women was created by

The National Commission for Women was created by

[amp_mcq option1=”an amendment in the Constitution of India” option2=”a decision of the Union Cabinet” option3=”an Act passed by the Parliament” option4=”an order of the President of India” correct=”option3″]

This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2017
The National Commission for Women was created by an Act passed by the Parliament.
The National Commission for Women was established as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. An Act passed by the Parliament is the legal basis for its creation and functioning.
Constitutional bodies are those established directly by the Constitution (e.g., Election Commission, UPSC). Statutory bodies are those established by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature (e.g., NCW, NHRC, NITI Aayog – though NITI Aayog is by executive resolution, its predecessor Planning Commission was neither constitutional nor statutory). The National Commission for Women is a statutory body. It was not created by a constitutional amendment, a cabinet decision alone, or a presidential order without underlying legislation.