Find out the correct statements from the following- 
A. NITI Aayog like Planning Commission was also created by an executive resolution of the Government of India. 
B. The Consumer Protection Act, 2023 has repealed and replaced the earlier Consumer Protection Act, 1986 
C. The earliest democratic institution in the world for the redressal of citizen's grievance is the Russian institution of Ombudsman. 
D. The First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) of India recommended the setting up of Lokpal and Loakyukta. 
E. The First ARC of India was headed by Morarji Desai. 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct option is C

· A: NITI Aayog, like the Planning Commission, was created by an executive resolution of the Government of India. Both bodies were established without any constitutional amendment or law but by a decision of the Union Cabinet.
· D: The First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) of India indeed recommended the setting up of Lokpal and Lokayukta to combat corruption in public offices.
· E: The First ARC of India was chaired by Morarji Desai, who later became the Prime Minister of India.
However, the following statements are incorrect:
· B: The Consumer Protection Act, 2023 is not the current law; it was the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 that replaced the earlier 1986 Act.
· C: The earliest democratic institution for grievance redressal is not the Russian Ombudsman, but Sweden's Ombudsman, established in 1809.
Information Booster:
1. The Planning Commission was replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015, with the goal of fostering cooperative federalism and decentralizing decision-making.
2. The First ARC in 1966-1970 proposed various administrative reforms, including the establishment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas to address public corruption.
3. Morarji Desai led the First ARC and made significant recommendations that shaped India's administrative landscape.
4. NITI Aayog emphasizes a bottom-up approach to governance, unlike the Planning Commission's top-down central planning.
5. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill finally became law in 2013, addressing the corruption-related issues raised decades earlier by the First ARC.