Answer: C
On April 15, 1958 the then Home Minister announced in the Lok Sabha a pr oposal to set up a National Academy of Administration, where training would be given to all the recruits of the Civil Services. The Ministry of Home Affairs decided to amalgamate the IAS Training School, Delhi and the IAS Staff College, Shimla to form a National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie. The Academy was set up in 1959 and was called the 'National Academy of Administration'. The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) was established in 1954 as an Autonomous Society. The major activities of the Institute are: Training, Research, Advisory services, and Information dissemination and exchange. Through six decades of experience in research, training and rendering policy advice, conferences and seminars, case studies and publications, the IIPA has made significant contribution to public administration at the Union, State and Local levels. The Centre for Advanced Studies in India (CASII), is a registered, independent, non-profit institution set up for the promotion of excellence in higher research and for academic cooperation.
Explanation: The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administratio n( LBSNAA) is a research and training institute on public policy and public administration in India. It is located in the remote town of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. The academy's main purpose is to train civil service officers o ft he three All India Services namely Indian Administrative Service, India nP olice Service and the Indian Forest Service; and all Group-A Central Services.