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Which of the following policy falls under right to work?1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act2. Ayushman Bharat3. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Yojna4. Saubhagya Scheme

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

The Correct Answer is ​Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

 

  • MGNREGA was enacted in 2005 as the largest work guarantee program in the world.
  • The primary objective was to guarantee 100 days of wage employment per year to rural households.

 

Right to Work and MGNAREGA

  • The MGNAREGA Act provides a legal right to employment for adult members of rural households. 
  • At least one-third of beneficiaries have to be women. 
  • Wages must be paid according to the wages specified for agricultural labourers in the state under the  Minimum Wages Act, 1948 unless the central government notifies a wage rate (this should not be less than Rs 60 per day). 
  • At present, wage rates are determined by the central government but vary across states, ranging from Rs 135 per day to Rs 214 per day.

 

Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission

  • Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme that covers over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries).
  • It provides coverage up to 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
  • Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission has subsumed centrally sponsored schemes - Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Yojna

  • Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.
  • The Scheme provides financial support of Rs 1600 for each LPG connection to the BPL households, interest-free loan to purchase stove and refill by Oil Marketing Companies.

Saubhagya Scheme

  • Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 25th September 2017.
  • Under Saubhagya free electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor families in urban areas are provided.


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