| Consider the following statements: |
| 1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in both rural and urban areas of the country. |
| 2. The primary objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is to augment wage employment. |
| Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
[b] The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, (NREGA) also known as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified on September 7, 2005.The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
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