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UPSC 2006: 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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Rural drinking‐water supply is one of the six infrastructure components of the Bharat Nirman programme, so Statement 1 is true. Section 6(1) of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 stipulates that wages paid under the scheme cannot be less than the statutory minimum wage for agricultural labourers in the State, so Statement 2 is also true. Hence, both statements are correct. ([testbook.com](https://testbook.com/question-answer/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-a-component-of--607a96961820dd0b9dd13596?utm_source=openai))
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