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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims to guarantee at least 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households willing to do unskilled manual work. It began as a program in 200 districts in 2006 and expanded nationwide by 2008, becoming the largest social security program in the world according to the government. The objective is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas while creating rural infrastructure assets like roads, wells, and irrigation canals within 5 km of applicants' homes. Gram panchayats locally implement the program which bans contractors to focus on labor-intensive works, and unemployment allowances are provided if work is not available within 15 days of applying.

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MNERGA

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims to guarantee at least 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households willing to do unskilled manual work. It began as a program in 200 districts in 2006 and expanded nationwide by 2008, becoming the largest social security program in the world according to the government. The objective is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas while creating rural infrastructure assets like roads, wells, and irrigation canals within 5 km of applicants' homes. Gram panchayats locally implement the program which bans contractors to focus on labor-intensive works, and unemployment allowances are provided if work is not available within 15 days of applying.

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MNERGA (MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL GURANTEE

ACT,2005 )
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (or, NREGA No 42) was later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act" (or, MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in
rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual
work.[1][2]

Starting from 200 districts on 2 February 2006, the NREGA covered all the districts of India from 1 April 2008. [3] The statute is hailed by the government as
"the largest and most ambitious social security and public works programme in the world". [4] In its World Development Report 2014, the World Bank termed it
a "stellar example of rural development".[5]

The MGNREGA was initiated with the objective of "enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage
employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work".[6] Another aim of MGNREGA is to create
durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds, wells). Employment is to be provided within 5 km of an applicant's residence, and minimum wages are to be
paid. If work is not provided within 15 days of applying, applicants are entitled to an unemployment allowance. Thus, employment under MGNREGA is a
legal entitlement.[citation needed]

MGNREGA is to be implemented mainly by gram panchayats (GPs). The involvement of contractors is banned. Labour-intensive tasks like creating
infrastructure for water harvesting, drought relief and flood control are preferred. [citation needed]

Apart from providing economic security and creating rural assets, NREGA can help in protecting the environment, empowering rural women, reducing ruralurban migration and fostering social equity, among others."[7]

The law provides many safeguards to promote its effective management and implementation. The act explicitly mentions the principles and agencies for
implementation, list of allowed works, financing pattern, monitoring and evaluation, and most importantly the detailed measures to ensure transparency and
accountability.[citation needed]

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