What is Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?
It was notified in 2005.
Goal – To improve the livelihood security of people in rural areas.
Universal scheme guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment in a year to every rural household that expresses a demand.
It aims to guarantee the ‘Right to Work’.
Implemented by: Gram panchayat.
The failure of provision for employment within 15 days of the receipt of a job application will result in the payment of unemployment allowance to the job seekers.
Employment is to be provided within 5 km of an applicant’s residence
