Question

According to the NREGA At a Glance' report, the average MGNREGA wages paid in the financial year 2021-2022 remain at only 208.85 per day. What is the full form of MGNREGA?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Activity
• B. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employer Guarantee Action
• C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee Guarantee Act
• D. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

• The full form of MGNREGA is Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

• The Government of India passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 in September, 2005.

• The Act gives legal guarantee of a hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household who demand employment and are willing to do unskilled manual work.