The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 is a law whereby
any adult who is willing to do unskilled manual work at the minimum wage is entitled
to being employed on local public works within 15 days of applying, with a guarantee
of 100 days of unskilled manual work per household per year.
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NREGA is a “demand driven” programme and employment is to be provided to eligible
workers on demand, within 15 days.
Salient features-
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Rights based Framework
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Time bound Guarantee
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No contractors
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Manual Labour, no machines
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Wage Material Ratio at GP/District level 60:40
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Decentralized Planning
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At least 50% of works to be implemented by GPs
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Transparency & Accountability features
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Wage payment through PO/ Bank accounts
State Initiatives-
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150 days of employment
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Maternity Allowance