NREGA(National Rural Employment Gurantee Act)
Posted On at by NREGA RAJASTHANThis act was introduced with an aim of improving the purchasing power of the rural people, primarily semi or un-skilled work to people living in rural India, whether or not they are below the povertu line . Around one-third of the stipulated work force is women. The government is planning to open a call centre. Once operational, the call centre can be approached on the toll-free number, 1800-345-22-44. It has been renamed as Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act on 2nd October, 2009The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA is an Indian Job Guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on August 25, 2005. The scheme provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do Public work -related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage of Rs.60 per day. The Central government outlay for scheme is Rs. 39,100 crores in FY 2009-10.
