Explain the objective of implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
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The MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee for wage employment.
It is a demand-driven programme where provision of work is triggered by the demand for work by wage-seekers.
There are legal provisions for allowances and compensation both in cases of failure to provide work on demand and delays in payment of wages for work undertaken.
The MGNREGA overcomes problems of targeting through its self-targeting mechanism of beneficiary selection, that is, a large percentage of poorest of the poor and marginalized seek employment under the Scheme.
The Act incentivises States to provide employment, as 100 per cent of the unskilled labour cost and 75% of the material cost of the programme is borne by the Centre.
NREGA stands for "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005" it was implemented by the central government.
It was passed for promoting rural employment for people who are living below poverty line and are able to, and willing to work have been guarantee 100 days employment in a year by the government.
If government fails to fulfil or provide employment to those people who registered there name under this Act will be given unemployment allowance.
It is applicable for only 200 districts, now it is extended to 330 districts of india