The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in:

Explanation

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established on 12 October 1993, making 1993 the correct year. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is the statute under which NHRC was established, which is why NHRC is treated as a statutory body rather than a constitutional body. The Act was amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019. After the 2019 amendment, the chairperson need not only be a retired Chief Justice of India; a retired Supreme Court judge can also hold the post. The decisive establishment date is 12 October 1993.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) 2000 is too late because the NHRC had already been established on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
• (B) 1990 is too early because the official establishment date of the NHRC is 12 October 1993, not a pre-1993 year.
• (D) 1996 is too late because the NHRC was already in existence from 12 October 1993.

Concept

Statutory bodies in Indian polity require a clear distinction between bodies created by an Act and bodies created directly by the Constitution. RAS repeatedly asks such dates and legal bases because they anchor governance institutions in their correct constitutional or statutory category.

Source

• National Human Rights Commission, India

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