SSC Stenographer 2026 PYQ — Question 42

Solution: The correct answer is 125 days.
Explanation:
☛ Under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, eligible rural households are provided a legal guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in a financial year.
☛ This legislation aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing supplementary wage employment to adult members willing to do unskilled manual work.
☛ This marks an expansion from the previous benchmark of 100 days under the traditional rural employment guarantee framework (MGNREGA).
☛ The act also emphasizes creating productive rural infrastructure, enhancing climate resilience, and promoting sustainable rural livelihoods.
Extra Exam-Relevant Facts:
☛ MGNREGA 2005: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in September 2005, initially guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment per financial year.
☛ Unemployment Allowance: If employment is not provided within 15 days of application, applicants are entitled to a statutory unemployment allowance.
☛ Social Audit: Mandatory social audits conducted by the Gram Sabha are a crucial feature of rural employment guarantee schemes to ensure transparency and accountability.
☛ Women's Participation: Rural employment guarantee legislations mandate that at least one-third (33%) of the beneficiaries must be women.
Important One-Liners for Upcoming Exams:
☛ Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the state to secure the right to work? → Article 41
☛ In which year was the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) renamed after Mahatma Gandhi? → 2009
☛ Within how many days of application must employment be provided under employment guarantee schemes? → 15 days
☛ What is the minimum statutory reservation for women beneficiaries in rural employment guarantee schemes? → One-third (33%)
☛ Which grassroots institution is empowered to conduct social audits for rural employment schemes? → Gram Sabha