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
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
Explanation
Statement 1 is wrong: the India Sanitation Coalition, launched in 2015 at FICCI, is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by its corporate, civil-society and development-sector partners, not funded by the Government of India and the WHO. Statement 2 is wrong: the National Institute of Urban Affairs, set up in 1976, is an autonomous research and training institute registered as a society; it works closely with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs but is not an apex body of the Ministry. So neither statement is correct.
Governance & Social IssuesUrban development and sanitation organizationsIndia Sanitation Coalitionsustainable sanitationGovernment of IndiaWorld Health OrganizationNational Institute of Urban AffairsMinistry of Housing and Urban AffairsUrban India