GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following programs was launched LAST?
A
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
B
Fabian-society System
C
Public Distribution System
D
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is 2005. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 is the flagship scheme of the government of India under the Ministry of Rural Development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of India passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 in September, 2005. The Act gives legal guarantee of a hundred days of wage employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household who demand employment and are willing to do unskilled manual work.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified through the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Notification dated September 7, 2005; it came into force on February 2, 2006 in 200 backward districts.

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