Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), formerly known as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (NREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the ‘right to work’.

It aims 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.

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Beneficiary:

All rural households

Benefits:

WAGE employment, Livelihood promotion, provision of Rural infrastructure