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According to recent statistics released by Ministry of Rural Development on completion of ten years of implementation of MGNREGA, which of the following statements is/are correct:

Which of the above statements is/are correct


A

1 only

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2 and 3 only

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1 and 2 only

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is B

2 and 3 only


MGNREGA completed ten years of implementation on 2nd February 2016. Since the start of the programme, the expenditure on the programme has amounted to Rs. 3,13,844.55 crore and out of this 71% has been spent on wage payments to workers. Of the workers, the percentage of Scheduled Caste workers has consistently been about 20% and Scheduled Tribe workers have been about 17%. A total of 1,980.01 crore persondays have been generated, out of which the percentage worked by women has steadily increased much above the statutory minimum of 33%. More than 65% of the works taken up under the programme are linked to agriculture and allied activities.


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