Question

Which of the following is an auxiliary objective of the NREGA?

• A. To increase agricultural productivity
• B. To reduce inflation
• C. To strengthen natural resource management
• D. To promote industrial development

Answer 1

Answer:

C. To strengthen natural resource management

• The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted in 2005, is a landmark social security and public work program in India.

• Its primary objective is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

• A key secondary objective of NREGA is the strengthening of natural resource management. This includes:

  • Watershed development

  • Afforestation and tree plantation

  • Drought proofing

  • Land development

  • Ecosystem restoration