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Deoband channel, Hathnikund barrage were in the news recently. These are associated with which one of the following projects?

 With reference to the constitutional provisions governing the classification of Other Backward Classes, consider the following statements.

1. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is a constitutional body.
2. The NCBC has the power to directly add or remove communities from the Central OBC List.
3. Under Article 342A, the Central List of socially and economically backward classes can be altered only by a law of Parliament.
4. States have no authority to prepare their own lists of OBCs for State purposes.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Under the Constitution of India, which of the following statements is/are correct regarding classification of communities into SC, ST and OBC categories?

1. The President notifies the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for each State, but any subsequent inclusion or exclusion requires a law of Parliament.
2. The classification of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC/OBC) in the Central List can be altered by the Union Government through an executive notification.
3. The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has statutory authority to conduct ethnographic studies and recommend new communities for inclusion in the SC List.