Q. Which among the following are Parliamentary Forums working currently in India?
1. Parliamentary forum on Water Conservation and Management.
2. Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change.
3. Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health.
4. Parliamentary forum on Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC).
5. Parliamentary forum on Women Empowerment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Option 1 is correct: The Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management was the first parliamentary forum created in India. It was constituted by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2005. One of the functions of this forum is to identify problems relating to water and make recommendations for consideration and appropriate action by the department concerned.
Option 2 is correct: The Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change was constituted in 2008 and one of the functions of this forum is to identify problems relating to global warming and climate change and make recommendations for consideration and appropriate action by the Government.
Option 3 is correct: The Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health was constituted in 2006 and one of the functions of this forum is to have focused discussions on strategies relating to population stabilisation and matters related to it.
Option 4 and 5 is incorrect: There is no Parliamentary forum on Women Empowerment nor on Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC). Currently there are eight Parliamentary forums in India which includes, apart from the forums mentioned in the above options, Parliamentary Forum on Youth, Parliamentary Forum on Children, Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Management, Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Crafts-people and Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals.
