Which of the given feature(s) is/are correct regarding the MGNREGA scheme?

1. Guaranteed employment for 100 days to every rural household who volunteers for the same.
2. The Act was passed in the month of August in the year 2005.
3. MGNREGA stands for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Energy Generation Act.
4. Pay the ration and electricity bills during the period of employment of an individual.

A and B

The government has a variety of programmes to generate wage employment for the poor unskilled people living in rural areas. In August 2005, the Parliament passed a new Act to provide guaranteed wage employment to every rural household whose adult volunteer is to do unskilled manual work for a minimum of 100 days in a year. This is known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Under this Act all those among the poor who are ready to work at the minimum wage can report for work in areas where this programme is implemented. Nearly five crore households get employment opportunities under this law.