Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Download Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in PDF format. The Act was notified in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February 2nd, 2006 and then extended to an additional 130 districts in the financial year 2007-2008 (113 districts were notified with effect from April 1st, 2007, and 17 districts in Uttar Pradesh (UP) were notified with effect from May 15th, 2007).
The remaining districts have been notified under MGNREGA with effect from April 1, 2008. Thus, the MGNREGA covers the entire country with the exception of districts that have a hundred percent urban population.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
The mandate of the Act is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
The Scheme formulated by the State Government shall provide for the minimum features specified in Schedule I. Persons employed under any State Scheme made under the Act shall be entitled to minimum facilities listed in Schedule II of the Act.
In addition, the Schemes shall conform to the operational parameters delineated in these Guidelines. The Scheme so formulated is called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The National level name and logo is mandatory. This logo shall be used for all IEC materials and activities.
The MGNREGA is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on a cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the States as determined by the Act.
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