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  2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

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    Status: In force. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MGNREGA, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, [3] is an Indian social welfare measure that aims to guarantee the ' right to work '. This act was passed on 23 August 2005 [1] and was implemented in February 2006 under the UPA ...

  3. Measuring poverty - Wikipedia

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    The NREGA is intended to give rural households work opportunities during the slow agricultural season when those opportunities are few. The program attempts to decrease poverty and raise rural income by hiring rural households. The program also intends to encourage sustainable development in rural areas by creating job opportunities in forestry ...

  4. Social security in India - Wikipedia

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    India has a robust social security legislative framework governing social security, encompassing multiple labour laws and regulations. These laws govern various aspects of social security, particularly focusing on the welfare of the workforce. The primary objective of these measures is to foster sound industrial relations, cultivate a high ...

  5. List of schemes of the government of India - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India has social welfare and social security schemes for India's citizens funded either by the central government, state government or concurrently. Schemes that the central government fully funds are referred to as "central sector schemes" (CS).

  6. 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers ... - AOL

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    The hacking group USDoD claimed it had allegedly stolen personal records of 2.9 billion people from National Public Data, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Fort ...

  7. The 2025 Social Security COLA Forecast Just Decreased. Here's ...

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    Based on August's CPI-W reading, the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League is projecting that 2025's Social Security COLA will amount to 2.5%. This is a notch below its previous 2.57% estimate. It's ...

  8. SECURE Act - Wikipedia

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    Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, Pub. L. 116–94 (text) (PDF), was signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019 as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (2020 United States federal budget). [1]

  9. 2025 Social Security COLA estimate slips, keeping seniors ...

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    The latest estimate of Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 slipped to 2.7% after the government said inflation cooled more than expected in June, new calculations showed ...