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What is the primary objective of the 'Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act' (MGNREGA)?
A. Providing guaranteed urban employment for skilled workers.
B. Enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year.✓ Correct Answer
C. Offering free higher education to rural youth.
D. Providing subsidized chemical fertilizers to marginal farmers.
💡 Solution & Explanation
Enacted in 2005, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act guarantees at least one hundred days of unskilled manual wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for such work. It does not apply to urban areas or provide free higher education and subsidized fertilizers directly. This rights-based social welfare legislation plays a significant role in mitigating rural poverty and distress migration in India.
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