Question

Which of the following Acts legally guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household who seek employment and are willing to do unskilled manual work?

• A. Indira National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
• B. Nehru National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
• C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
• D. Ambedkar National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

• The Government of India passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, in September, 2005.

• The Act gives legal guarantee of a hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household who demand employment and are willing to do unskilled manual work