National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act,_2005
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gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:MGNREGA
gptkbp:amendedBy 2 October 2009
gptkbp:annualReport annual report to Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkbp:benefit adult members of rural households
gptkbp:compensationForDelay yes
gptkbp:dateEnacted 23 August 2005
gptkbp:eligibility 18 years and above
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:fieldOfWork flood control
property development
public works
water conservation
irrigation canals
rural connectivity
afforestation
drought proofing
livelihood assets
renovation of water bodies
gptkbp:firstPhaseStates 200 districts in India
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi_National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act
gptkbp:fundedBy shared by central and state governments
gptkbp:grievanceRedressal mandatory
gptkbp:guarantees unskilled manual work
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Ministry_of_Rural_Development,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:inspectionBody gptkb:Central_Employment_Guarantee_Council
gptkb:District_Programme_Coordinator
gptkb:Gram_Sabha
gptkb:State_Employment_Guarantee_Council
Town
gptkbp:launched 2 February 2006
gptkbp:legalSystem right to work
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:objective to enhance livelihood security in rural areas
gptkbp:penaltyForNonProvision unemployment allowance
gptkbp:priorityDate women (at least one-third of beneficiaries)
gptkbp:provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year
gptkbp:relatedGroup rural households
gptkbp:relatedTo rural development
poverty alleviation
employment guarantee
gptkbp:section Section 3(1) guarantees employment
Section 4 mandates preparation of annual work plan
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:NREGA
gptkbp:socialAudit mandatory
gptkbp:transparencyProvision proactive disclosure of information
gptkbp:type social security legislation
gptkbp:wagePaymentTimeLimit 15 days
gptkbp:website https://nrega.nic.in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Advisory_Council_(India)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6