Uttar Pradesh · 2005 · Act 42
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
In force34 sections
1.Short title, extent and commencement.
1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States or for different areas in a State and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision in such State or, as the case may be, in such area: Provided that this Act shall be applicable to the whole of the territory to which it extends within a period of five years from the date of enactment of this Act.
2.Definitions
3.Guarantee of rural employment to households
4.Employment Guarantee Schemes for rural areas
5.Conditions for providing guaranteed employment
6.Wage rate
7.Payment of unemployment allowance
8.Non-disbursement of unemployment allowance in certain circumstances
9.Disentitlement to receive unemployment allowance in certain circumstances
10.Central Employment Guarantee Council
11.Functions and duties of Central Council
12.State Employment Guarantee Council
13.Principal authorities for planning and implementation of Schemes
14.District Programme Coordinator
15.Programme Officer
16.Responsibilities of the Gram Panchayats
17.Social audit of work by Gram Sabha
18.Responsibilities of State Government in implementing Scheme
19.Grievance redressal mechanism
20.National Employment Guarantee Fund
21.State Employment Guarantee Fund
22.Funding pattern
23.Transparency and accountability
24.Audit of accounts
25.Penalty for non-compliance
26.Power to delegate
27.Power of Central Government to give directions
28.Act to have overriding effect
29.Power to amend Schedules
30.Protection of action taken in good faith
31.Power of Central Government to make rules
32.Power of State Government to make rules
33.Laying of rules and Schemes
34.Power to remove difficulties
Rules, notifications and orders under this Act
Listed from India Code. Each opens there.