Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) (India, 2005–present)

1. NREGA bill introduced in Parliament

   Mar 22, 2005Labels: NREGA Bill, Lok Sabha

   • MGNREGA Wiki
   • India Code

2. Parliament passes the NREGA law

   Aug 23, 2005Labels: NREGA Act, Local Governments

   • MGNREGA Wiki
   • India Code

3. President assents to NREGA

   Sep 5, 2005Labels: President of, NREGA Act

   • India Code
   • MGNREGA Wiki

4. NREGA commences with initial rollout

   Feb 2, 2006Labels: NREGA Rollout, Gram Panchayats

   • India Code
   • Statesman

5. Phase II expands NREGA to more districts

   Apr 1, 2007Labels: Phase II, Central Government

   • Statesman
   • Rediff

6. NREGA extends to all rural districts

   Apr 1, 2008Labels: Nationwide Coverage, NREGA

   • Rediff
   • Statesman

7. Cabinet renames NREGA after Mahatma Gandhi

   Oct 2, 2009Labels: Cabinet Decision, Mahatma Gandhi

   • TOI
   • TOI

8. Supreme Court orders enforcement of timely wages

   May 18, 2018Labels: Supreme Court, Swaraj Abhiyan

   • Indian Kanoon

9. COVID-19 drives historic surge in MGNREGS demand

   Apr 1, 2020Labels: COVID-19, MGNREGS Demand

   • PRS
   • TOI

10. Parliament reports over 2.2 billion persondays in 2023

    Dec 6, 2023Labels: Parliament Report, MGNREGS

    • DownToEarth

11. Parliament passes law to replace MGNREGA framework

    Dec 18, 2025Labels: Parliament, VBG-RAM Gramin

    • EconomicTimes
    • IndiaToday

12. President assents to VB–G RAM G, ending MGNREGA era

    Dec 21, 2025Labels: President of, VBG-RAM Gramin

    • EconomicTimes
    • TOI