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The acronym MGNREGA expands to which of the following?

  1. AMahatma Gandhi National Regulated Employment Generation Act
  2. BMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ActCorrect answer
  3. CMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act
  4. DMahatma Gandhi National Regulated Employment Guarantee Act
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B. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

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MGNREGA stands for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, a landmark rights-based law enacted in 2005 (implemented from 2 February 2006). It legally guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households.

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