UPSC Prelims 2022 Question:

Consider the following statements:

1. The India Sanitation Coalition is a platform to promote sustainable sanitation and is funded by the Government of India and the World Health Organization.
2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an apex body of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India and provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

• India Sanitation Coalition (ISC), launched in June 2015, at Federation of Indian Chamber Commerce and Industry (FICCI), enables and supports safe and sustainable sanitation by bringing multiple organizations on a common platform through a range of catalytic actions. These include supporting the unlocking of WASH financing with focus on the private sector, forging partnerships with allied organizations for leading the discourse on sustainable sanitation; convening, curating and disseminating best practices in the sanitation advocacy — space and providing inputs into the policy aspects of sanitation through participation at allied forums. So, statement 1 is not correct.
  
  

• Established in 1976, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), is a premier Institute of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India for research and capacity building for the urban sector in India. It provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India.
  
  

• It is India’s leading national think tank on urban planning and development. As a hub for generation and dissemination of cutting-edge research in the urban sector, NIUA seeks to provide innovative solutions to address the challenges of a fast urbanising India, and pave the way for more inclusive and sustainable cities of the future. So, statement 2 is not correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer. 

Subject: Polity|Government Schemes and Policies(pol)