Question

In which year did the Government of India pass the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

• A. 2003
• B. 1999
• C. 2005
• D. 2001

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 2005

• The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed by the Parliament of India in 2005. • It was notified on September 7, 2005, and came into force on February 2, 2006. • The primary objective of this act is to guarantee 100 days of wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.