Question

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is a flagship rural development programme of Union Government with several features. Choose the correct combination:
(A) In phase-I, it was launched in two hundred most backward districts of the country in 2006.
(B) It is backed by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) passed by Government of India in 2005.
(C) It is fundamentally different from all other wage employment programmes, as it guarantees employment as a legal right.
(D) More than 6.2 crore assets have been geo-tagged till February 2023 and made available in the public domain.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B) and (C) only
• B. (A), (B) and (D) only
• C. (A), (C) and (D) only
• D. (B), (C) and (D) only

Hint:

Pay attention to specific dates and numbers.
The legal backing (Act of 2005) and the guarantee of employment as a right are the key distinguishing features of MGNREGS.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D