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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA):
Demand-driven & Right-based program.
Why in News?
Budget progressively came down from 2021 but increased in 2024.
Key Provisions of MGNREGA:
» Eligibility Criteria: Includes citizenship, 18+ age, rural household status, and willingness to do unskilled work.
» Application must be made with local Gram Panchayat.
» Guaranteed Employment: Ensures 100 days of unskilled employment.
» Wages: Varies state to state; Rs. 234 (lowest) to Rs. 374 (Highest)
» Unemployment Allowance: If work is not assigned within 15 days. It is at least one-fourth of the minimum wage for the first 30 days & half of the minimum wage thereafter.
Category of works:
→ Water conservation and water harvesting
→ Drought proofing, plantation and afforestation
→ Irrigation canals, Micro and minor irrigation works
→ Renovation of traditional water bodies
→ Land development, flood control and protection
→ Rural connectivity
MGNREGA (UPSC)
