Question
Write a note on $NREGA ($National Rojgar Employment Guarantee Act$).$

Answer

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, $2005 (NREGA):$
  • In the year $2005,$ National Employment Guarantee Act was accepted with the objective of creating assets through public construction activities and to provide employment to one person per family for minimum $100$ days to rural and urban poor as well as lower middle class families.
  • According to this scheme within $5\ KM.$
  • Employment given under $15$ days.
  • If employment is not provided than unemployment allowances will be given.
  • This laboures will get employment in public welfare scheme.
  • There were two reasons behind that
  • $(a)$ seasonal unemployment reduces
  • $(b)$ road, irrigation and water allocation facility were increased.
  • In $2009, NREGA$ was reformed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act $(MGNREGA).$

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