UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act (KCPWA), according to the opinion article, was enacted in:

  1. 1998
  2. 2002
  3. 2008
  4. 2015

Answer

Correct Answer

2008

Explanation

The article identifies 2008 as the year of KCPWA. 1998 was a cut-off in earlier circulars; 2002 concerns an administrative arrangement; 2015 concerns an amendment that added Section 3A.

Topics: environment, kerala conservation of paddy land and wetland act 2008, land-use regulation, wetland conservation