Question
A set of three statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are given below. Read each statement and answer whether each statement is true or false? Statement 1: In Union Budget 2017, Rs 20,000 crore has been allocated towards the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Statement 2: MGNREGA is to be implemented mainly by gram panchayats (GPs) and the involvement of contractors is banned. Statement 3: Apart from providing economic security and creating rural assets, MNREGA can help in protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing rural-urban migration and fostering social equity, among others.ÂSolution
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. The MGNREGA was initiated with the objective of "enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work". Another aim of MGNREGA is to create durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds, wells). Employment is to be provided within 5 km of an applicant's residence, and minimum wages are to be paid. If work is not provided within 15 days of applying, applicants are entitled to an unemployment allowance. Thus, employment under MGNREGA is a legal entitlement. In its World Development Report 2014, the World Bank termed it a "stellar example of rural development"
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