The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) , introduced in 2005 by the Ministry of Rural Development , is one of the world's largest work guarantee programs.  It aims to strengthen livelihood security in rural areas by providing 100 days of assured wage employment each year to adult members of rural households willing to engage in unskilled manual labor. This initiative plays a vital role in promoting economic stability, empowering communities, and fostering sustainable development across India's rural landscape. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) stands as a monumental testament to India's commitment to social welfare and rural empowerment. Enacted in 2005, this groundbreaking initiative has evolved into one of the most significant pillars of support for rural populations across the country. Imagine a program that guarantees 100 days of wage employment annually to adult members of rural households—this is not jus...

✴️🚩United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).👉

🚩What do you understand by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
✅The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in order to make the world a place without the dangers of Drug Abuse and the crimes following it.
✅It was formed in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining two UN offices.
✅It was renamed to its current name in 2002.
✅It was established chiefly to aid the United Nations in addressing the issues of illicit drug trafficking, drug abuse, prevention of crime and criminal justice, political corruption and international terrorism, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
✅ Functions-  Research and Policy Analysis 👉World Drug Report
👉Surveys to Monitor Illicit Crops
👉Regional Crime Studies 
👉Policy Reviews
✅Normative Activities [Conventions]
👉Anti-Drug Conventions
👉Conventions against Organized Crime [UNTOC]
👉Conventions against Corruption [UNCAC]

🚩Some extra bites 🚩
✴️Colombo Declaration✴️
🔱In 2016, 18 littoral states adopted a resolution ✋ to make the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), a Drug-Free Zone.
🔱 It was held at a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka and the declaration came to be known as the Colombo Declaration.

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