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2005 CE · social policy

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Is Enacted

Parliament enacted the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2005, creating a rights-based guarantee of at least 100 days of wage employment for rural households willing to undertake unskilled manual work. The Act came into force in selected districts in February 2006 and was renamed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2009.

MGNREGA workers removing mud from a dry pond
2023 implementation context, not an image of the 2005 enactment. · Credit: Mulkh Singh · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources and further reading

  1. India Code — National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
  2. Ministry of Rural Development — MGNREGA FAQ

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