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 in 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?

1. Statement 1 is correct. Providing safe drinking water for all uncovered habitations in rural areas was indeed one of the six key components of the Bharat Nirman Plan, launched by the Government of India in 2005. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (NREGA, later MGNREGA) includes a provision (Section 6(1)) stating that the Central Government may specify wages for the purposes of the Act, but notwithstanding that, the wage rate paid to workers under the Act shall not be less than the statutory minimum wage fixed by the State Government for agricultural workers in that State. 3. Therefore, both statements are correct.