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Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies – UPSC GS2

This module of the GS Paper 2: Polity, Governance, Social Justice & IR course covers nhrc, lokpal, cvc, cbi, niti aayog and other statutory bodies. It has 3 study lessons and a 24-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.

Lessons in this module

1. National and State Human Rights Commissions

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body set up on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 – originally an ordinance of September 1993. It reflects the…

2. Lokpal and Lokayuktas, the CVC and the CBI

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India's institutional framework against corruption has several pieces: the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (amended in 2018), the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for supervision, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation, the Lokpal at…

3. NITI Aayog and Commissions for Women, Children, Minorities and Information

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The Planning Commission was set up on 15 March 1950 by an executive resolution, on the recommendation of the Advisory Planning Board (1946) and in line with Article 39 of the DPSPs. It was neither…

Module quiz: Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies (24 questions)

Maps & infographics in this module

Organisation chart of the NHRC showing its chairperson, full-time members, ex-officio members and the selection committee — The 2019 amendment widened eligibility for chairperson and reduced the term to three years.

Five-step flowchart from a human rights complaint to the government's action-taken report — Recommendations are not binding, which is the commission's main limitation.

Table comparing the Lokpal, Central Vigilance Commission and CBI on legal basis, selection, role, term and coverage — The three bodies overlap; the Lokpal can direct the CBI in cases it refers.

Five-step flowchart from a complaint to the Lokpal through inquiry, investigation and prosecution to trial — Time limits are built into the Act, though they can be extended.

Organisation chart of NITI Aayog showing the Governing Council, vice-chairperson and members, CEO and key programmes — NITI Aayog advises rather than allocates funds, unlike the Planning Commission.

Table listing the NCW, NCM, NCPCR and CIC with their laws, year of setting up and composition — All four are statutory bodies whose recommendations are mostly advisory.

Frequently asked questions

Lessons: National and State Human Rights Commissions; Lokpal and Lokayuktas, the CVC and the CBI; NITI Aayog and Commissions for Women, Children, Minorities and Information.

Answer: statutory body. Created under the PHRA, 1993.

Answer: CJI or Supreme Court judge. The 2019 amendment widened eligibility.

Answer: Prime Minister. The PM.

Answer: one year from the violation. One year.

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Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies – UPSC GS2

Lessons in this module

1. National and State Human Rights Commissions

2. Lokpal and Lokayuktas, the CVC and the CBI

3. NITI Aayog and Commissions for Women, Children, Minorities and Information

Maps & infographics in this module

Frequently asked questions

What is covered in Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial Bodies for UPSC GS2?

The NHRC is a:

After the 2019 amendment, the NHRC chairperson can be a former:

Who chairs the committee that recommends the appointment of NHRC members?

The NHRC cannot inquire into a matter after:

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