Q: 136 (IAS/2007)
question_subject:
Economics
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,28,50,7,28,42,1
keywords:
{'national child labour projects': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'nclp': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'gurupadswamy committee': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'child labour': [1, 0, 1, 5], 'union ministry': [1, 0, 9, 11], 'issues': [2, 2, 3, 6], 'social justice': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'empowerment': [1, 0, 6, 6], 'wide scheme': [0, 0, 1, 0]}
The given question has two statements which need to be evaluated for their correctness.
The first statement is incorrect. It says that the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. However, it is administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and not the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The second statement is correct. Gurupadswamy Committee was a committee set up by the Indian government in 1979 which dealt with the issue of child labour in India. It was instrumental in bringing focus to the rampant child labour problem and formulating strategies to combat it.
So, the correct answer is option 2, which says that only the second statement is correct.