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The National Rural Employment Guarantee (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2007

The National Rural Employment Guarantee (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2007

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The National Rural Employment Guarantee Extension to Jammu and Kashmir Act of 2007 extends India's key rural employment guarantee program to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. By removing the previous exclusion, this legislation ensures that local rural households gain the legal right to at least one hundred days of paid manual labor annually. It regulates access to guaranteed public work and applies directly to rural communities in the state. This matters because it provides crucial social security, helps alleviate poverty, and empowers vulnerable families by ensuring they have a reliable source of income during lean agricultural seasons.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Extension and amendment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
  3. 3. Construction of reference to a law not in force in Jammu and Kashmir.

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