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MGNREGA stands for:

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Mahatma Gandhi Non-Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Electricity Guarantee Act
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Association
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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The correct option is D Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
In order to provide employment, particularly for the unskilled wageworkers, the government enacted the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or the MGNREGA in 2005. Under this scheme, it guarantees seven hours of work for a hundred days and a fixed rate as daily wages for the workers.

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