Consider the following statements:

National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) is a central sector scheme for conservation and management of identified wetlands in the country.

Union Ministry of Environment, forest and climate change is responsible for notifying, conserving and managing wetlands in States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

MoEF&CC has constituted wetlands authorities in States/UTs through Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017.
The State authority is responsible for notification, conservation and management of wetlands in that State.
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) is a centrally sponsored scheme for conservation and management of identified wetlands (includes lakes) in the country.
Under the NPCA scheme, MoEF&CC has sanctioned central assistance for conservation of 165 wetlands across the country, including 42 Ramsar sites.
Ministry has launched “Wetlands of India Portal” (indianwetlands.in), a publicly available information and knowledge platform for wetlands.

GKToday Admin · Accepted Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

MoEF&CC has constituted wetlands authorities in States/UTs through Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017.
The State authority is responsible for notification, conservation and management of wetlands in that State.
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) is a centrally sponsored scheme for conservation and management of identified wetlands (includes lakes) in the country.
Under the NPCA scheme, MoEF&CC has sanctioned central assistance for conservation of 165 wetlands across the country, including 42 Ramsar sites.
Ministry has launched “Wetlands of India Portal” (indianwetlands.in), a publicly available information and knowledge platform for wetlands.

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