Question:
When was the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme launched?
AAugust 2005
BFebruary 2006
CJanuary 2007
DSeptember 2006
Answer:
B. February 2006
Explanation:
Although the MGNREGA Act was passed in August 2005, the scheme itself was launched in February 2006. The Act guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of rural households.