Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Poverty

Question:

In August 2005, parliament passed a new Act to provide guaranteed wage employment to every rural household whose adult volunteer can do unskilled manual work for a minimum of 100 days in a year. This Act is known as :

Options:

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

National Rural Livelihood Mission

Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

Correct Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (1) : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(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 Act is known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 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. In 2013-14, nearly five crore households got employment opportunities under this law.