page_title: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
section_title: The law and the Constitution of India
hierarchical_section_title: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 / Past Scenario / The law and the Constitution of India
caption_attribution_description: The en:Indian Constitution en:preamble
context_page_description: Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act 2005, is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. This act was passed in September 2005 under the UPA government of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
  It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
  The act was first proposed in 1991 by P.V. Narasimha Rao. It was finally accepted in the parliament and commenced implementation in 625 districts of India. Based on this pilot experience, NREGA was scoped up to cover all the districts of India from 1 April 2008. The statute is hailed by the government as "the largest and most ambitious social security and public works programme in the world". In its World Development Report 2014, the World Bank termed it a "stellar example of rural development".
caption: The Constitution of India – India's fundamental and supreme law.
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