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Download Solution PDFThe ‘Right to Work’ plan, under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, was implemented in how many districts in the first phase?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 200.Key Points
- The ‘Right to Work’ plan, under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase.
- The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was renamed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
- It is labour law in India and social security measures to guarantee the right to work.
- The act Provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year.
- Implemented mainly by gram panchayats.
- The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao.
- The act was passed in 2005.
- The act was passed under Dr. Manmohan Singh government.
Additional Information
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is one of the largest work guarantee programs in the world.
- Objective:
- The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work.
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in 2005 to augment employment generation and social security in India.
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005.
- It covers all districts of India except the ones with a 100% urban population.
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