Explain the features of mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act (MGNERA)-2005.
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The salient features of the Act are as follow:
All adult members of a rural household willing to do unskilled manual work have the right to demand employment.
Such a household will have to apply registration to the Gram Panchayat.
After verification, the Gram Panchayat will issue a Job Card with photograph of all adult members of the household willing to work under the programme.
The Job Card must remain in the custody of the household.
Job Cardholder can apply for work to the Gram Panchayat which will issue him/her a dated receipt of the work application.
Employment will be provided by the Gram Panchayat (local self-governing body) within 15 days of work application, failing which unemployment allowance will be paid.
Disbursement of wages has to be done weekly basis and not beyond a fortnight.
Wages will be paid at the wage rate to the wage earners through their Bank/Post office accounts.
An annual shelf of works to be prepared in advance for each year.
A ratio of 60:40 for wage and material costs should be maintained at the GP level.
No contractors/and no labor-displacing machinery shall be used in the execution of works.
Panchayati Raj Institutions will have a principal role in planning, monitoring, and implementation.
At least one-third of the workers should be women.
Inbuilt incentive-disincentive structure to the State Government for guaranteeing employment.
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