Question

    The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed

    in which year?
    A 2005 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2019 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1900 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), later renamed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was passed in 2005. It guarantees 100 days of wage employment in a year to rural households whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work, aiming to enhance livelihood security in rural areas.

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