Question

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing livelihood security in rural areas of India by providing at least one hundred: 

A Days of guaranteed employment in a financial year to able adults in the Information Technology sector. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Meals to children of rural households in one financial year. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Employees for rural developmental schemes in a financial year. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage. Hence, B is the right answer.

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