Employment & Welfare Schemes (Part – IV)

11. Which one of the following programmes is not employment related? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) MGNREGA
(b) NRLM
(c) RMSA
(d) STEP

Correct Answer: (c) RMSA

Solution:The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is a flagship scheme of Government of India, launched in March, 2009 to enhance access to secondary education and improve its quality. MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) and STEP (Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women; launched in 1986-87) are the employment related programmes

12. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) 2004
(b) 2005
(c) 2007
(d) 2010

Correct Answer: (b) 2005

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) on 23 August, 2005. The Act was notified on 7 September, 2005 and came into force on 2 February, 2006 in 200 backward districts. On 2 October, 2009 an amendment was made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, to change the nomenclature of the Act from NREGA to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). MGNREGA was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February, 2006 and extended subsequently, to additional 113 and 17 districts (total 330 districts) w.e.f. April 1, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively, The remaining districts were included under the Act w.e.f. April 1, 2008. Currently, the Act is under implementation in all districts of the country with substantial rural population.

13. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) In the Budget for was launched initially in 200 districts. 2007-08, it was proposed to extend it to: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) 280 districts
(b) 300 districts
(c) 310 districts
(d) 330 districts

Correct Answer: (d) 330 districts

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) on 23 August, 2005. The Act was notified on 7 September, 2005 and came into force on 2 February, 2006 in 200 backward districts. On 2 October, 2009 an amendment was made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, to change the nomenclature of the Act from NREGA to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). MGNREGA was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February, 2006 and extended subsequently, to additional 113 and 17 districts (total 330 districts) w.e.f. April 1, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively, The remaining districts were included under the Act w.e.f. April 1, 2008. Currently, the Act is under implementation in all districts of the country with substantial rural population.

14. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched initially in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) 100 Districts
(b) 200 Districts
(c) 330 Districts
(d) All the Districts

Correct Answer: (b) 200 Districts

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) on 23 August, 2005. The Act was notified on 7 September, 2005 and came into force on 2 February, 2006 in 200 backward districts. On 2 October, 2009 an amendment was made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, to change the nomenclature of the Act from NREGA to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). MGNREGA was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February, 2006 and extended subsequently, to additional 113 and 17 districts (total 330 districts) w.e.f. April 1, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively, The remaining districts were included under the Act w.e.f. April 1, 2008. Currently, the Act is under implementation in all districts of the country with substantial rural population.

15. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched throughout the country from: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) 01-04-2007
(b) 01-04-2008
(c) 02-10-2007
(d) 14-11-2007

Correct Answer: (b) 01-04-2008

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) on 23 August, 2005. The Act was notified on 7 September, 2005 and came into force on 2 February, 2006 in 200 backward districts. On 2 October, 2009 an amendment was made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, to change the nomenclature of the Act from NREGA to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). MGNREGA was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February, 2006 and extended subsequently, to additional 113 and 17 districts (total 330 districts) w.e.f. April 1, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively, The remaining districts were included under the Act w.e.f. April 1, 2008. Currently, the Act is under implementation in all districts of the country with substantial rural population.

16. NREGA was renamed 'MNREGA' on: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) 2nd October, 2007
(b) 2nd February, 2008
(c) 2nd October, 2009
(d) 2nd October, 2010

Correct Answer: (c) 2nd October, 2009

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) on 23 August, 2005. The Act was notified on 7 September, 2005 and came into force on 2 February, 2006 in 200 backward districts. On 2 October, 2009 an amendment was made in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, to change the nomenclature of the Act from NREGA to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). MGNREGA was implemented in 200 districts in the first phase with effect from February, 2006 and extended subsequently, to additional 113 and 17 districts (total 330 districts) w.e.f. April 1, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively, The remaining districts were included under the Act w.e.f. April 1, 2008. Currently, the Act is under implementation in all districts of the country with substantial rural population.

17. Which one of the following is the objective of MGNREGA? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing at least hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. MGNREGA also aims to create durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds, wells etc.) in rural areas and to encourage micro-irrigation and water management MGNREGA is different from other employment programmes because it provides legal right to employment.

18. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme is different from other employment programmes, because: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2007]

(a) It is also implemented in urban areas
(b) It provides guarantee of 200 days of employment in a financial year
(c) It provides employment within one month of applications
(d) It is not only employment scheme but also a legal law

Correct Answer: (d) It is not only employment scheme but also a legal law

Solution:The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing at least hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. MGNREGA also aims to create durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds, wells etc.) in rural areas and to encourage micro-irrigation and water management MGNREGA is different from other employment programmes because it provides legal right to employment.

19. Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, number of days for which employment guarantee during one year has been given is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

(a) 90 days
(b) 100 days
(c) 120 days
(d) 180 days

Correct Answer: (b) 100 days

Solution:The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing at least hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. MGNREGA also aims to create durable assets (such as roads, canals, ponds, wells etc.) in rural areas and to encourage micro-irrigation and water management MGNREGA is different from other employment programmes because it provides legal right to employment.

20. Tick mark which is incorrect about NREGA: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2008]

(a) This Act spells out the type of works which are permitted.
(b) Like in other government programmes transparency and accountability is also not possible in this programme.
(c) This Act specifies the individual works but only for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes below the poverty line.
(d) The guarantee of 0.274 year employment during a year is possibly the most important feature of this Act.

Correct Answer: (b) Like in other government programmes transparency and accountability is also not possible in this programme.

Solution:Except the statement of option (b), rest of the statements about NREGA are true. Under this Act, there are sufficient provisions for transparency and accountability. In response to the corruption problem and to ensure those who need it, a number of transparency and accountability measures have been built in to NREGA, making the NREGA one of India's most unique experiments in strengthening governance systems. Under this Act, employment guarantee is provided for 0.274 year (0.274x365=100.01 days).