Question

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act aims at providing _____.

• A. employment to rural people in government offices.
• B. 200 days of work/year in rural areas.
• C. 100 days of wage employment in a year to rural households.
• D. 365 days work in rural areas.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

100 days of wage employment in a year to rural households.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. Its main aim is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It started on 2 February, 2006 in 200 districts and covered all districts of India from 1 April, 2008.