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    The 'Right to Work' plan, under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, was implemented in how many districts in the first phase?
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    The 'Right to Work' plan, under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, was implemented in how many districts in the first phase?

    A.

    150

    B.

    200

    C.

    100

    D.

    120

    Correct option is B

    The correct answer is (b) 200
     The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA), also known as the "Right to Work" plan, was initially implemented in 200 districts in the first phase.
     This phase began on February 2nd, 2006, and aimed to provide guaranteed employment to rural households in these districts.
     This Act guarantees 100 days of unskilled wage employment in a year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work at the minimum wage rate
     Phase 2: 130 additional districts (113 on April 1st, 2007, and 17 in Uttar Pradesh on May 15th, 2007)
     MGNREGA has been gradually expanded since its initial launch and is now available in all 644 districts of India as of 2023.

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