Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.5.2 Statutory and non-constitutional bodies

5.5.2.6 Commissions for women, children, minorities and consumers

Parliament has created statutory commissions to protect specific groups: the NCW for women (1990 Act), the NCPCR for children (2005 Act), the NCM for minorities (1992 Act), and a three-tier set of consumer commissions plus a regulator under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

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Key terms

  • National Commission for Women
  • NCPCR
  • National Commission for Minorities
  • NCMEI
  • Consumer Protection Act 2019
  • CCPA
  • consumer commissions
  • Safai Karamcharis

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