What is the mandate of MGNREGA scheme in terms of days of guaranteed wage employment for those who volunteer to work in a financial year?

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APPSC Group 2 Prelims Official Paper 1 (Held On : 11 June 2017)

100 days to every adult in the village
150 days to every adult in the village
100 days to every household in the village whose adult members volunteer to work
150 days work to every household in the village whose adult members volunteer to work

Answer 1

The correct answer is 100 days to every household in the village whose adult members volunteer to work.

100 days is the mandate of the MGNREGA scheme in terms of days of guaranteed wage employment for those who volunteer to work in a financial year.
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005.
- The Act was notified in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February 2nd, 2006 and then extended to an additional 130 districts in the financial year 2007-2008.
- The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao. It was finally accepted in the parliament and commenced implementation in 625 districts of India.

Key Points

The MGNREGA law and the Constitution of India are:
- The Act aims to follow the Directive Principles of State Policy enunciated in Part IV of the Constitution of India.
- The law by providing a right to work is consistent with Article 41 that directs the State to secure to all citizens the right to work.
- The statute also seeks to protect the environment through rural works which is consistent with Article 48A that directs the State to protect the environment.
- In accordance with Article 21 of the Constitution of India that guarantees the right to life with dignity to every citizen of India, this act imparts dignity to the rural people through an assurance of livelihood security.
- NREGA also follows Article 46 that requires the State to promote the interests of and work for the economic uplift of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and protect them from discrimination and exploitation.