Consider the following regarding MGNREGA 1 The act Guarantees wage employment to every household who...........

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Consider the following regarding MGNREGA.

1. The act Guarantees wage employment to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

2. Universal Rural Employment Programme and National Food for Work Programme (NFFWP) were merged with MGNREGA.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, also known as the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” is an Indian labour law and social security measure.

Aims-

To guarantee the ‘right to work’ and ensure livelihood security in rural areas.
To create durable assets that would augment the basic resources available to the poor.
To follow the Directive Principles of State Policy enunciated in Part IV of the Constitution of India and conforms to the Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that defines the right to work as a basic human right.

Previous employment guarantee schemes (EGS) like ‘Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana’ (SGRY) Programme and National Food For Work Programme (NFFWP) were merged with MGNREGA to make it more effective.