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## Unit 2: Rural Development - Target group approach to rural development - MGNREGA ### Introduction - to deal with the problem of unemployment in rural areas of the country, a law was passed by Parliament in 2005 around August - Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) - Later, it was renamed as MGNREG...

## Unit 2: Rural Development - Target group approach to rural development - MGNREGA ### Introduction - to deal with the problem of unemployment in rural areas of the country, a law was passed by Parliament in 2005 around August - Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) - Later, it was renamed as MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantees Act) - on 2 October 2009, an tribute to Mahatma Gandhi who felt strongly that India needs mass production and not production by masses - He has concern to make poorest of poor happy by associating with nation-building - MGNREGA is considered a milestone in history of India, despite the fact a bunch of employment policies were introduced in India in past.