Question

In what ratio is the expenditure of the NREGA scheme shared between the center and the state?
1. 90 ∶ 10
2. 50 ∶ 50
3. 75 ∶ 25
4. None of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 90 ∶ 10

The correct answer is 90:10.

• The NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) is also known as Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act 2005.
• The NREGA was renamed as MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).
• It guarantees the right to work and is an Indian labor law and social security measure.
• The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh passed the act in September 2005.
• The act was passed on 22nd June 2005 and the bill was published on 22nd March 2005.
• The act was introduced by the Minister of Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.
• The act was launched on 2nd February 2006 and it is still in force.
• The objective of the act is to enhance security and livelihood in rural areas by providing at least a hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members is volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
• The act was first proposed in the year 1991 by P. V. Narasimha Rao.
• The expenditure of the NREGA scheme was shared between the center and the state in the ratio of 90:10.