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UPSC Prelims 2022 Paper-1 📅 05 Jun, 2022

Consider the following statements :
1. The India Sanitation Coalition is a platform to promote sustainable sanitation and is funded by the Government of India and the World Health Organization.
2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an apex body of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India and provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
(a) 1 only
B
(b) 2 only
C
(c) Both 1 and 2
D
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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UPSC Prelims
2022 • 05 Jun, 2022 • Paper-1
Consider the following statements :
1. The India Sanitation Coalition is a platform to promote sustainable sanitation and is funded by the Government of India and the World Health Organization.
2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an apex body of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India and provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Coalition Funding Analysis: Statement 1 is factually incorrect. The India Sanitation Coalition (ISC) is fundamentally a multi-stakeholder platform launched at t......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2022
Ref. Subject Governance
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Urban Affairs
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Coalition Funding Analysis ▼
Statement 1 is factually incorrect. The India Sanitation Coalition (ISC) is fundamentally a multi-stakeholder platform launched at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). It is a completely independent corporate-led initiative and is not directly funded, operated, or structurally governed by the Government of India or the World Health Organization.
Institute Status Analysis ▼
Statement 2 is also incorrect. The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is formally an autonomous registered society, effectively functioning as a premier think-tank and research hub for urban development policy. While it works extremely closely with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and receives grants, it is not a direct, statutory apex body" *of* the Ministry itself in the administrative hierarchy.
Conclusion ▼
Both statements contain foundational inaccuracies regarding the organizational structures and core funding sources of these entities."
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