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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. National Rural Employment Generation Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The National Rural Employment Generation Scheme (NREGS) is an employment scheme in India for providing 100 days guaranteed wage employment for all employment seekers above 18 years of age and willing to do work. The scheme came into force on 1995 in 199 districts in India and extended to another 130 districts later.

  4. Measuring poverty - Wikipedia

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    The United States uses an absolute poverty measure based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "economy food plan", adjusted for inflation. The World Bank also defines poverty in absolute terms. It defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day. [2] (. PPP ), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day.

  5. NREGA - Wikipedia

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  6. Feed the Future Initiative - Wikipedia

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    According to Feed the Future, it is "the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative." [1] The Feed the Future Initiative began as an effort "to combat the global food price spikes of 2007 and 2008."

  7. List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha - Wikipedia

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  8. Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Andhra Pradesh ( English: / ˌɑːndrə prəˈdɛʃ /, [11] Telugu: [aːndʱrɐ prɐdeːʃ] ⓘ abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state with an area of 162,970 km 2 (62,920 sq mi) [5] and the tenth-most populous state with 49,577,103 inhabitants. [4]

  9. 2024 European Parliament election in Spain - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 European Parliament election in Spain will be held on Sunday, 9 June 2024, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 10th European Parliament.All 61 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Lisbon and the 2023 Council Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament will be up for election.