Describe the provision of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005.

The central government implemented the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in 2005 that guarantees the Right to Work for the people. It was introduced by Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, the Minister of Rural Development. It was initially implemented in 200 districts and then extended to 130 additional districts overtime from 1 April 2008. The main provisions of the scheme are:

• The act aims to provide at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year for adult members who are willing to unskilled manual labour in rural areas.

• If the government fails to provide them with employment, it will give unemployment allowances to the people deprived of the benefit.

• The scheme aims to construct and maintain permanent infrastructure facilities like canals, wells, roads and rainwater harvesters.

• If the applicants are not provided employment within 15 days of application, they are entitled to get unemployment allowances.

• The basic implementing units are the Gram Panchayats who issue a job card to the employed and their wages and salaries are deposited in their bank accounts.