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Detailed explanation-1: -In a first in the country, the Kerala government on Monday launched a welfare fund for Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers in the State.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) notified on September 7, 2005 mandate to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The programme is demand driven.

Detailed explanation-3: -The board will also provide registered workers with financial assistance for medical treatment, education, marriage, etc. May 16, 2023: The Kerala government on May 15, 2023, launched a welfare fund board for the workers registered for the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

Detailed explanation-4: -Employment Guarantee Scheme was first introduced in Maharasthra in 1972−73. The scheme was the first of its kind to give recognition to the ‘right to work’ enshrined in the constitution.