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CH-6: EMPLOYMENT : GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES, Indian Economic Development, NCERT Books
MGNREGA Target Group
MGNREGA provides guaranteed employment to:
- Urban households only
- All rural households who volunteer for unskilled manual work — Correct Answer
- Only BPL families
- Only landless labourers
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
MGNREGA promises 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to all rural households who volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Key Points:
- It is not limited to BPL families only — all rural households qualify.
- The work must be unskilled manual work.
- It was enacted in 2005.
- It is a demand-driven programme — households must volunteer.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A: It targets rural, not urban households.
- C: All rural households, not just BPL.
- D: All rural households, not just landless labourers.
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