Question

What is NREGA and it was launched

Answer 1

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'.

Answer 2

NREGA stands for "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