UPSC Prelims 2011·GS1·polity-and-governance·governance

Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”?

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  1. AAdult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
  2. BAdult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
  3. CAdult members of households of all backward communities
  4. DAdult members of any householdCorrect

Explanation

The correct answer is D because the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is a universal scheme meant for rural areas. It does not restrict eligibility based on caste, religion, or economic status like the BPL category. According to the act, any adult member of a rural household who is willing to do unskilled manual work can register and apply for employment. The primary objective is to provide a legal guarantee of at least one hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household that demands it.
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