CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q9Polity · Statutory Bodies · 12.5 marks · 200 words
English
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India can be most effective when its tasks are adequately supported by other mechanisms that ensure the accountability of a government. In light of the above observation assess the role of NHRC as an effective complement to the judiciary and other institutions in promoting and protecting human rights standards.
हिन्दी
भारत में राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग (एन.एच.आर.सी.) सर्वाधिक प्रभावी तभी हो सकता है, जब इसके कार्यों को सरकार की जवाबदेही को सुनिश्चित करने वाले अन्य यांत्रिकत्वों (मकैनिज़्म) का पर्याप्त समर्थन प्राप्त हो। उपरोक्त टिप्पणी के प्रकाश में, मानव अधिकार मानकों की प्रोन्नति करने और उनकी रक्षा करने में, न्यायपालिका और अन्य संस्थाओं के प्रभावी पूरक के तौर पर, एन.एच.आर.सी. की भूमिका का आकलन कीजिये।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Polity · Statutory Bodies
Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
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