August 23
On 23rd August 2004 the Lok Sabha passed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which ensures a livelihood for millions of poor living in rural areas. The MGNREGA was launched in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on 2nd February 2006 and initially covered 200 of the most impoverished districts across India. The Act was then carried... Read More →
