With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements : 1. N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar Committee suggested that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for pursuing the subject of administrative reform and promoting it. 2. In 1970, the Department of Personnel was constituted on the recommendation of the Administrative Reforms Commission, 1966, and this was placed under the Prime Minister's charge. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. The report submitted by N. Gopalaswamy Iyengar in 1949, titled 'Report on Reorganisation of the Machinery of Government', made various recommendations for streamlining government structure. However, the specific suggestion that a minister and a secretary be designated solely for administrative reform is more closely associated with the recommendations of the First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), not the Iyengar Committee. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966-1970) recommended the creation of a separate Department of Personnel to deal with personnel matters across the government. Acting on this recommendation, the Department of Personnel was constituted in August 1970 as part of the Cabinet Secretariat. It was initially placed under the overall charge of the Cabinet Secretary but functioned under the Prime Minister. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.