Option c is the correct answer. Statement 1 is correct: Balutedars were village servants and artisans who provided various services to the farmers and the village community in exchange for a share of grain or agricultural produce. They existed in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra and were part of a hereditary system of twelve trades. Statement 2 is incorrect: They were not employed by individual peasant family, but by the village as a whole. Statement 3 is correct: Balutedars were prevalent in the Medieval Deccan region, which includes areas of presentday Maharashtra and surrounding regions. They played a significant role in the socio-economic structure of the villages in this region.