Ombudsperson App for MGNREGA launched by Giriraj Singh:
Giriraj Singh, the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, recently launched an Ombudsperson App for MGNREGA(Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). The app was developed by the Ministry of Rural Development. It will be useful for smooth reporting and categorization of grievances by Ombudsperson based on complaints received from various sources viz. physical, digital and mass media, related to the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme in the States/UTs.
About MGNREGA:
MGNREGA was passed in 2005 with the commencement in 2006. This is aimed at enhancing livelihood security in rural areas, under which at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
SPECIAL NOTES FOR ASPIRANTS:
- Manmohan Singh was the PM when MGNREGA started.
- Dr Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was the Minister of Rural development in 2005.
- MGNREGA is aimed to guarantee the Right to Work.
- MGNREGA was implemented during the 10th Five Year Plan.
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