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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. For more information please visit MGNREGA
National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions. The National Assistance Program consists of five sub-schemes: Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS): The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) is a non-contributory old age pension scheme that covers Indians who…
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY)
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY), previously Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), is a social welfare flagship programme, created by the Indian Government, to provide housing for the rural poor in India. A similar scheme for urban poor was launched in 2015 as Housing for All by 2022. Indira Awaas Yojana was launched in 1985 by Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, as one of the major flagship programs…
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
Ajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was started by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India in the month of June, 2011. This mission is supported by the World Bank. This Mission aims to bring about development, improvemnt in livelihood in rural areas through the setting up of Groups/Institutional platforms which act as linkages for the Government to grant financial aid, savings, investments and so on. NRLM aims to aid…