UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — A new Dawn in the lives of workers - Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the original Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (as enacted): 1. It provided a statutory guarantee of 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteered to do unskilled manual work. 2. The Gram Sabha was empowered to conduct social audits of all projects under the scheme taken up within the Gram Panchayat. 3. The Act statutorily fixed wage payment within 7 days, failing which the worker was entitled to 0.05% interest per day on dues from the 16th day. 4. The guarantee under the Act extended to 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

It provided a statutory guarantee of 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteered to do unskilled manual work.
The Gram Sabha was empowered to conduct social audits of all projects under the scheme taken up within the Gram Panchayat.
The Act statutorily fixed wage payment within 7 days, failing which the worker was entitled to 0.05% interest per day on dues from the 16th day.
The guarantee under the Act extended to 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year.

Wages are to be paid weekly or, in any case, within fifteen days from the closure of the muster roll.
Delay compensation accrues at 0.05 percent of the unpaid wages for every day of delay beyond the sixteenth day after closure of the muster roll.
The delay-compensation entitlement is contingent upon the worker filing a written complaint before the District Magistrate.
The Act, on commencement, repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.