Which of the following is a government program aimed at reducing poverty in India?
Which of the following is a government program aimed at reducing poverty in India?
भारत में गरीबी कम करने के लिए निम्नलिखित में से कौन – सा एक सरकारी कार्यक्रम हैं?
Detailed Solution & Logic
NRLM (National Rural Livelihoods Mission)/एनआरएलएम (NRLM)
✅ Correct Answer: MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)
महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम
📝 Explanation (English)
MGNREGA is a government program launched in 2005 to reduce poverty in India.
It guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to rural households whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
By providing assured employment and income, this scheme helps poor families meet their basic needs and improves their standard of living.
📝 व्याख्या (Hindi)
मनरेगा (MGNREGA) भारत सरकार द्वारा 2005 में शुरू की गई एक महत्वपूर्ण योजना है, जिसका उद्देश्य गरीबी कम करना है।
इस योजना के अंतर्गत ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के प्रत्येक परिवार को एक वर्ष में 100 दिन का रोजगार देने की गारंटी दी जाती है।
इससे गरीब लोगों को काम मिलता है, आय बढ़ती है और जीवन स्तर में सुधार होता है।
⭐ Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
📌 Extra Facts (English)
- Full name: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
- Launched year: 2005
- Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
- Initially called: NREGA (later renamed MGNREGA in 2009)
- Focus area: Rural India
- Wages are paid directly into bank/post office accounts
अतिरिक्त तथ्य (Hindi)
- पूरा नाम: महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम
- शुरुआत: 2005
- मंत्रालय: ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय
- पहले नाम: NREGA, बाद में 2009 में MGNREGA
- लागू क्षेत्र: ग्रामीण भारत
- मजदूरी सीधे बैंक खाते में दी जाती है
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