Among the following which are eligible to benefit from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

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Q: 41 (IAS/2011)
Among the following which are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”?

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Economics

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IAS

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{'mahatma gandhi national rural employment guarantee act': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'poverty line': [0, 1, 0, 2], 'tribe households': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'households': [0, 1, 2, 7], 'caste': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'household': [0, 1, 1, 6], 'bpl': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'backward communities': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'adult members': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a social welfare scheme implemented by the Indian government to provide employment opportunities and improve livelihoods in rural areas. The scheme is open to adult members of any household in rural India.

Therefore, the correct option among the given choices is "Adult members of any household." All eligible households, irrespective of their caste, religion, or community, can participate in MGNREGA. However, the priority is given to households belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) and BPL households.

Under MGNREGA, eligible households can get up to 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per year. The scheme aims to provide social protection to the most vulnerable sections of society and boost rural development by creating sustainable assets such as water conservation structures, rural roads, and irrigation facilities.