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About UsThe National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-2005 was notified by Government of India on September 7, 2005. By amendment, NREG Act has been changed to "The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" w.e.f. 2nd October, 2009.

Under Section 4 of the Act the Scheme was formulated by the State Government confirming the legally non- negotiable parameters laid down in schedules I and II of the Act. In addition the Scheme confirms the operational parameters delineated in the Guidelines. The Scheme so formulated is called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Odisha.