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MGNREGA, About, Salient Features and Benefits

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  National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (or, NREGA No 42, later renamed as the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”, 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. The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao . In 2006, it was finally accepted in the parliament and commenced implementation in 625 districts of India. Based on this pilot experience, NREGA was scoped up to covered all the districts of India from 1 April 2008.The statute is hailed by the government as “the largest and most ambitious social security and public works programme in the world”.In its World Development Report 2014, the World Bank termed it a “stellar example of rural development”. The MGNREGA was initiated with t...

Know about Objective and Achievements of MGNREGA

About MGNREGA The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee Guarantee Scheme is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the ‘right to work’. It has generated more rural employment than any other government scheme or private initiative in the history of independent India. At the same time, it has also generated a great deal of controversy over its merits and demerits. The MGNREGA stands for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005. This is labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the ‘Right to Work’. The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao. Key Objectives of MGNREGA MGNREGA which has been hailed as the world’s largest and most ambitious social project was designed with the following key objectives in mind: • Generation of paid rural employment of not less than 100 days for each worker who volunteers for unskilled labour. • Proactively ensuring social inclusion by strengthening livelihood base of ru...
Find Here All Questions and Answers Regarding PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana  Q ) What is PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana ? A ) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sammann Nidhi is an initiative by the government of India in which all farmers will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support. The initiative was announced by Piyush Goyal during the 2019 Interim Union Budget of India on 1 February 2019. Q ) How to apply pm kisan samman nidhi online ? A )  On the official website of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana -  https://pmkisan.gov.in/ there's a section called the 'farmers' corner'. Farmers can register themselves through the Farmers Corner in the portal. They can also edit the name in PM-Kisan database and know the status of their payment. Q )   How to fill pm kisan samman nidhi form ? A ) Follow the Steps STEP 1 Open the authorised website of PM Kisan Yojana STEP 2 Find the "Farmers Corner" option on the Home Page STEP 3 Click on "Farmers Corner" option a...