MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) guarantees up to 100 days of paid unskilled manual work per year to rural households whose adult members are willing to do such work. A Job Card is the household's registration under the scheme and is required before work can be demanded or allotted.
Official website
Ministry of Rural Development — MGNREGA
https://nrega.nic.in
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Apply at your local Gram Panchayat office, or online at nrega.nic.in under Job Card services.
Provide household details — names, ages and photographs of all adult members willing to work.
Attach Aadhaar and address proof for the household.
The Gram Panchayat verifies the application and issues the Job Card.
Once you hold a Job Card, submit a written work demand to your Gram Panchayat to be allotted work.
Official fees
Free — there is no cost to register for a Job Card.
Processing time
A Job Card is required to be issued within 15 days of application, as per the scheme's statutory timeline.
How to apply
Offline (Gram Panchayat office) · Online (nrega.nic.in, Job Card services)
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No — MGNREGA has no income limit or caste restriction. Any adult rural resident willing to do unskilled manual work can apply.