Consider the following statements with reference to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) :
1. The act aims at addressing the causes of chronic poverty through a rights-based framework.
2. The most important part of MGNREGA’s design is its legally-backed guarantee for any rural adult to get work within 15 days of demanding it, failing which an ‘unemployment allowance’ must be given.
3. At least one-third of beneficiaries of the scheme have to be women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 and 2
2
2 and 3
3
1 and 3
4
More than one of the above
5
None of the above