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Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India:

  1. Drinking water for rural areas is one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan.
  2. In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agriculture workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2