In the light of India's tiger conservation efforts, consider the following statements:

Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve is the newest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh has the most tiger reserves with Eight in total.

Pench Tiger Reserve inspired Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book."

How many of the above statements are correct?

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Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve is the newest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Statement 1 is incorrect: The Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh has officially been notified as a Tiger Reserve and NTCA has recently granted in-principle approval for declaring Madhav National Park as a Tiger Reserve. Following official notification, it will become India’s 58th tiger reserve.
Madhya Pradesh has the most tiger reserves with Eight in total. Correct: Madhya Pradesh has the most number of tiger reserves with six in total. It also has the largest number of tigers in the entire country at 526.
Pench Tiger Reserve inspired Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book." Correct: It is named after the Pench River, which flows from north to south through the Reserve. It comprises of the Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary and a buffer. The area of the Pench Tiger Reserve and the surrounding area is the real story area of Rudyard Kipling's famous "The Jungle Book".

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Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve is the newest tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh. Statement 1 is incorrect: The Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh has officially been notified as a Tiger Reserve and NTCA has recently granted in-principle approval for declaring Madhav National Park as a Tiger Reserve. Following official notification, it will become India’s 58th tiger reserve.
Madhya Pradesh has the most tiger reserves with Eight in total. Correct: Madhya Pradesh has the most number of tiger reserves with six in total. It also has the largest number of tigers in the entire country at 526.
Pench Tiger Reserve inspired Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book." Correct: It is named after the Pench River, which flows from north to south through the Reserve. It comprises of the Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary and a buffer. The area of the Pench Tiger Reserve and the surrounding area is the real story area of Rudyard Kipling's famous "The Jungle Book".