Correct option is A
The correct answer is: (a) Only 1
· Statement1–Correct NCDE has been set up by CRPF to provide training and rehabilitation for its personnel who have become physically challenged in the line of duty. It focuses on skilling such individuals through vocational training, IT courses, and para-sports to ensure their reintegration and dignity.
· Statement2–Incorrect NCDE does not provide concessional loans. The function of providing financial aid and concessional loans to the disabled lies with another body – the National Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation (NDFDC), not NCDE.
�� Information Booster:
· NCDE is located in Telangana and is the first centre of its kind under CRPF.
· It focuses on the empowerment of divyang jawans through modern training programs.
· The initiative ensures rehabilitation and livelihood support to the injured CRPF personnel.
· Concessional loan programs for disabled citizens are run by separate national financial corporations.
· NCDE enhances self-reliance and digital literacy among differently-abled CRPF personnel.