SSC Economics Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-6

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    Which one of the following is correct about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?

    A)  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified in 200 districts in the first phase in 2005

    B)  MGNREGS mandates 33% participation for women

    C)  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has been notified throughout the country with effect from 1 April, 2008.

    D)  Both 'b' and 'c'

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, also known as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", and abbreviated to MGNREGA, aims to guarantee the 'right to work' and ensure 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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