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Which of the following is a feature of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as a poverty alleviation measure in India?
MGNREGA guarantees a minimum of 100 days of wage employment in a year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. It is a rural, demand-driven scheme, unlike urban housing, government job guarantees or fertiliser subsidies, which are separate policies.
- AIt guarantees a minimum of 100 days of wage employment per year to each rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual workCorrect
- BIt provides free urban housing to all households below the poverty line
- CIt guarantees government jobs to all educated unemployed youth
- DIt gives direct cash subsidies on fertilisers to farmers
Explanation
MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee of up to 100 days of unskilled manual wage employment in a financial year to rural households whose adult members volunteer for it. It is a rural, demand-driven scheme. The other options describe housing, government jobs and fertiliser subsidy, which are not features of MGNREGA.
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