Consider the following statements: 1. The India Sanitation Coalition is a platform to promote sustainable sanitation and is funded by the Government of India and the World Health Organization. 2. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is an apex body of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Government of India and provides innovative solutions to address the challenges of Urban India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: D. Neither statement is correct. Statement 1 is WRONG. The INDIA SANITATION COALITION (ISC) is a PRIVATE-SECTOR led platform housed at the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), NOT funded by the Government of India or WHO. ISC brings together corporates, civil society and government partners to promote sustainable sanitation, but its core funding comes from FICCI member contributions and donor foundations (BMGF, USAID), not GoI or WHO directly. Statement 2 is WRONG. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF URBAN AFFAIRS (NIUA) is an AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH BODY (registered society) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, NOT its 'apex body'. NIUA is a premier research institute on urban issues, but the ministry itself is the apex; NIUA only advises and conducts research, training, and innovation programmes for the ministry. The phrasing 'apex body' is the giveaway in statement 2 — the ministry is supreme; NIUA is a society it set up. Statement 1 is a fabricated funding claim. Source: FICCI / India Sanitation Coalition website; NIUA Society Registration / MoHUA notifications.