Consider the following statements regarding India's tuberculosis elimination efforts:
1. The BPaLM regimen, introduced under the National TB Elimination Programme, is an all-oral, 6-month treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
2. India's national goal for TB elimination aligns exactly with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3.3) target year of 2030.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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1 only — Statement 1 is correct; the BPaLM regimen (Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid, Moxifloxacin) is a shorter, 6-month treatment for multi-drug-resistant TB. Statement 2 is incorrect; India aims to eliminate TB by 2025, which is five years ahead of the global SDG 3.3 target of 2030.

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