With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements : 1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity. 2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is correct. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Its primary objective, as stated in the Act, is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, thereby promoting justice on a basis of equal opportunity. 2. Statement 2 is correct. NALSA lays down policies and principles for making legal services available under the Act. It frames the most effective and economical schemes for legal services. Importantly, it issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) and District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country, ensuring uniformity and coordination in the delivery of legal aid.