Consider the following statements :
- 1.As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.
- 2.People's participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 sets up a National CAMPA and State CAMPAs. Statement 2 is wrong: the Act does not make people's participation compulsory in these programmes. So 1 only.
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Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because people's participation is not mandatory under the Act.
- C. Wrong because statement 2 is false.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is true.
Source to check: Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016, Sections 3, 8 and 10 (National and State Authorities)
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