National Commission for Minorities got statutory status through:

Explanation

The National Commission for Minorities became a statutory body when Parliament enacted the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. The National Commission for Minorities records that the Commission was set up as a statutory body through this Act, so its legal standing came from legislation rather than from an executive instruction. The 1978 reference relates to the Commission's first non-statutory form, while statutory status arrived only with the 1992 Act. The key distinction is between a body backed by a statute and a body functioning only through executive action.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) The RTI Act did not give the Commission statutory status; the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 did.
• (B) A constitutional amendment did not create the Commission's statutory status; the status came through an Act of Parliament.
• (D) The 1978 executive order relates to the Commission's earlier non-statutory form, not to the later grant of statutory status.

Concept

This tests the Governance syllabus distinction between statutory bodies, constitutional bodies and executive bodies. It recurs in RAS because commissions are often asked through their legal source and institutional status.

Source

• National Commission for Minorities

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