With reference to the 'S.A.F.E. Accommodation: Worker Housing for Manufacturing Growth' report by NITI Aayog, consider the following statements: 1. It recommends treating worker housing as a commercial entity to maximize municipal revenue through higher utility tariffs. 2. The initiative proposes using Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to support Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the report recommends designating S.A.F.E. accommodations as a distinct category of residential housing to ensure lower residential property tax, electricity, and water tariffs apply. Statement 2 is correct as the framework relies heavily on PPP models backed by Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to offset high capital costs.