Which one of the following is not an objective of the MGNREGA?

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, is a landmark social security measure designed to enhance livelihood security in rural areas [6]. Its primary objective is to provide a legal guarantee of at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to perform unskilled manual work, not skilled labour [2]. The scheme specifically targets the creation of durable and productive assets such as roads, canals, and ponds to improve the rural resource base . Furthermore, it promotes social inclusion and women's empowerment by mandating that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall be women [5]. While the act focuses on providing a safety net for the rural poor through unskilled work, it does not guarantee skilled labour employment, making option 1 the incorrect objective.

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1. [2] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/6930/1/the_mahatma_gandhi_national_rural_employment_guarantee_act%2C_2005.pdf
2. [6] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > UPA Government: First Term > p. 761
3. [5] https://jamshedpur.nic.in/scheme/mahatma-gandhi-national-rural-employment-guarantee-act-mgnrega/