The correct answer is State, Central and Local bodies.
Key Points
- The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005).
- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India.
- The Commission's Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age group.
- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) works at State, Central and Local bodies.
- Independent monitoring of the implementation of the Act is assigned to the National Council of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the main responsibilities are:
- examine and review safeguards for rights under this Act, and recommend measures for effective implementation
- inquire into complaints relating to child’s right to free and compulsory education
- conduct periodic social audit of the status of implementation and review
- Hence, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) works at State, Central and Local bodies.


