Question
Consider the following organizations/bodies in India:
1. The National Commission for Backward Classes
2. The National Human Rights Commission
3. The National Law Commission
4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
How many of the above are constitutional bodies?
Correct Answer — A
Explanation
The correct option is A (Only one).
- 1. National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC): Constitutional Body Conferred constitutional status under Article 338B via the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018.
- 2. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): Statutory Body Established under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
- 3. Law Commission of India: Executive Body Constituted periodically by an executive resolution of the Ministry of Law and Justice (neither constitutional nor statutory).
- 4. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Statutory Body Established under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (now governed by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019).