Poverty and employment

Indian Economy (CDS)

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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

Consider the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)

People in the 18 to 65 age group are eligible for the scheme.
The scheme was enacted with the primary objective of guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

MGNREGA is one of the largest work guarantee programmes in the world.

The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work.
Unlike earlier employment guarantee schemes, the act aims at addressing the causes of chronic poverty through a rights-based framework.
At least one-third of beneficiaries have to be women.
Wages must be paid according to the statutory minimum wages specified for agricultural labourers in the state under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
People in the 18 to 60 age group are eligible for the scheme.

Hence only statement 2nd is correct.

By: Abhipedia