Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mahatma_Gandhi_National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act_(MGNREGA)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Rural_Development,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:MGNREGA
gptkb:NREGA
gptkbp:amendedBy 2009
2013
gptkbp:annualReport annual reports to Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo adult members of rural households willing to do unskilled manual work
gptkbp:category gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkb:welfare_scheme
employment law
public works
poverty reduction
social security
gptkbp:compensationForDelay yes
gptkbp:covers all districts of India except those with 100% urban population
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2005
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:fieldOfWork unskilled manual work
gptkbp:fundedBy shared by Central and State Governments
gptkbp:guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment per financial year
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Gram_Panchayats
gptkbp:jobCardIssuedBy gptkb:Town
gptkbp:jobCardValidity 5 years
gptkbp:legalSystem right to work
gptkbp:mandate social audits
proactive disclosure of information
transparency and accountability
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Central_Employment_Guarantee_Council
gptkb:State_Employment_Guarantee_Councils
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:objective to enhance livelihood security in rural areas
gptkbp:priorityDate women (at least one-third of beneficiaries)
gptkbp:prohibits use of contractors
use of labour-displacing machinery
gptkbp:relatedGroup rural households
gptkbp:relatedTo rural development
poverty alleviation
employment generation
gptkbp:startDate 2 February 2006
gptkbp:unemploymentAllowance provided if work not given within 15 days
gptkbp:wagePaymentTimeLimit 15 days
gptkbp:website https://nrega.nic.in
gptkbp:workAllocationTimeLimit 15 days from application
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rural_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)