Home › UP Board Class 10 › Social Science › Sectors of the Indian Economy › The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gua…
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), passed in 2005, guarantees:
A100 days of wage employment per year per rural household
B365 days of wage employment per year to all citizens
CPension of ₹3,000 monthly to rural senior citizens
DFree housing to every Below-Poverty-Line family annually
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 100 days of wage employment per year per rural household
MGNREGA legally guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year per rural household. Wages reach workers' bank accounts. It absorbs labour in lean seasons and builds rural infrastructure.
Related questions
Workers in the unorganised sector are best protected by'Underemployment' meansThe proportion of workers in the unorganised sector among total workers in India is roughlRight to Information (RTI) Act helps employees of the organised sector byWhich is NOT a way to create more employment in rural India suggested in the chapter?Workers in the unorganised sector need protection mainly becauseFinal goods are'Sunrise sectors' in India's economy include