Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding India's TB elimination efforts? 1. The Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana provides direct benefit transfers for nutritional support to TB patients. 2. Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) is defined as a form of TB infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least Isoniazid and Rifampicin.

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C) Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct; the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana provides financial support of Rs 500 per month to TB patients for nutrition. Statement 2 is also correct; MDR-TB is characterized by resistance to the two most powerful first-line anti-TB drugs, Isoniazid and Rifampicin.

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