Which one of the following is the objective of MGNREGA?

Explanation

The main objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is to provide 100 days of employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members are willing to do unskilled manual work related to public works, at the statutory minimum wage rate. Its other objectives include rural development, under which durable assets such as roads, canals, ponds, and wells are generally created. Works such as construction and repair of embankments, land levelling, plantation, water conservation and harvesting, and flood control and protection can also be included under this scheme. In the background of wide-ranging changes in MGNREGA, the Central Government has notified the “Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Act, 2025.” This law provides a guarantee of 125 days in a financial year to such rural households whose members are willing to do unskilled work.