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?

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This question was previously asked in

UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Exam GS Official Paper-I (Held On: 24 Aug 2014)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Key Points

Animal Welfare Board of India:

Animal welfare Board of India is a statutory body established under the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 in 1962.
It's an advisory body of the Government of India on animal welfare laws. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
It consists of 28 members who serve for a term of 3 years.
The nodal ministry of the Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Its headquarters is in Ballabgarh in the Faridabad district of Haryana.

National Tiger conservation authority

National Tiger conservation authority is a statutory body under the ministry of environment forest and climate change established in 2005.
It was constituted under the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.

National Ganga River Basin Authority

The national Ganga river basin authority was replaced by the National Ganga Council under River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection, and Management) Authorities Order, 2016.
The National Ganga Council is chaired by the Prime Minister and the Union Minister for JalShakti is its vice-chairperson.
It is responsible for the implementation of the national mission for Clean Ganga.