The ‘Access to Justice for Marginalized people’ project with UNDP support covered 7 states in first phase. The project has also been approved for the period of five years (2012-2017) for which states / regions?

1) Left-Wing Extremism affected states

2) North-Eastern States

3) Jammu and Kashmir

4) States with higher percentage of marginalized population than the national average

a. Only 1 and 2

b. Only 2 and 3

c. Only 4

d. All of the above

ANSWER: Only 2 and 3

Explanation:

1st phase states were – Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, UP, Odisha and Rajasthan. 2nd will focus efforts in 1-2 selected districts in the 8 states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, MP, UP, Odisha and Rajasthan. The scheme has also been extended for 5 years to NE and J&K.