Consider the following statements : 1. Animal Welfare Board of India is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body. 3. National Ganga River Basin Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, not the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was constituted under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006. Being established under an Act of Parliament makes it a statutory body. 3. Statement 3 is correct. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) was established in 2009 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. As per its constitution, the Authority was chaired by the Prime Minister of India. (Note: NGRBA was later replaced by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga, also chaired by the PM, in 2016). Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct.