Question

Which of the following employment programmes guarantees at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work?

• A. PMKVY
• B. SGSY
• C. MGNREGA
• D. NRLM

Hint:

Whenever you see: “100 Days Guaranteed Employment” immediately think of MGNREGA.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Employment generation programmes are a major component of Indian Economic Development. Questions from this area are usually direct, but CUET often creates confusion by providing names of multiple government schemes. The student must understand the objective of each programme.

Step 1: Understand the key phrase in the question. The most important phrase is: \[ \text{100 days of guaranteed wage employment} \] This phrase is directly associated with: \[ \text{MGNREGA} \]

Step 2: Recall the full form. MGNREGA stands for: \[ \text{Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act} \] It was enacted in: \[ 2005 \] and implemented from: \[ 2006 \]

Step 3: Analyze the objective. The programme guarantees:
• At least 100 days of wage employment
• Rural households
• Adult members
• Unskilled manual work This guarantee makes MGNREGA unique among employment schemes.

Step 4: Eliminate the remaining options. PMKVY: Skill development programme. SGSY: Self-employment programme. NRLM: Rural livelihood mission. None of these provide a legal guarantee of 100 days of employment.

Step 5: Final conclusion. The correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{MGNREGA}} \] Hence, \[ \boxed{\text{Option (C)}} \]