Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”?
- AAdult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
- BAdult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
- CAdult members of households of all backward communities
- 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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