Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · 1.15 Poverty and inequality

1.15.6 Rural employment guarantee: MGNREGA design, working and reform

MGNREGA made 100 days of unskilled wage work a legal right for every rural household that asks for it; in 2025 Parliament replaced it with a new guarantee law offering 125 days.

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Key terms

  • MGNREGA
  • NREGA 2005
  • 100 days
  • Bandlapalli
  • social audit
  • unemployment allowance
  • job card
  • VB-G RAM G
  • 125 days
  • Gram Sabha

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