Consider the following statements:1.As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.2.People's participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 only

   (a) 1 only. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 creates CAMPA at both National and State levels. Statement 2 is false: people’s participation is not made mandatory in every compensatory afforestation programme under that Act. That is the official key.

2. B

   2 only

   (b) 2 only. Mandatory people’s participation is not the statutory rule. This option is not the key.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   (c) Both 1 and 2. Statement 2 fails, so both-correct is wrong.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   (d) Neither 1 nor 2. Statement 1 is true, so neither is wrong.

Summary. Official key is (a). National CAMPA and State CAMPAs exist in law. Compensatory afforestation is a user-agency/forest-department process funded by NPV and CA levies; the 2016 Act does not make people’s participation mandatory. Honour (a).