The ‘Right to Work’ plan, under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, was Implemented in how many districts in the first phase?

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 17 Jul 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 200.

Key Points

The 'Right to Work' plan was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, of 2005.
This plan aims to provide at least 100 days of wage employment to every household in rural areas.
The plan ensures that workers receive timely payment for their work and prohibits discrimination based on gender, caste, or religion.
The plan also provides for the creation of durable assets such as water conservation structures, rural roads, and irrigation canals.
The act was later renamed as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2009.
MGNREGA is a "rights-based" programme, where the workers who are willing to do manual, unskilled labour are guaranteed work at a minimum wage.
If work is not provided to the worker within 15 days of applying, then the state government is liable to pay an unemployment allowance.