Guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
MGNREGA is the world's largest public employment programme, guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per year to every rural household. The scheme creates durable assets and strengthens the livelihood resource base of the rural poor. Wages are as per state-specific rates. At least one-third of beneficiaries must be women.