The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a social welfare program aimed at providing employment to rural households in India. The key features of the MGNREGA program are as follows:

• Guarantees 100 days of wage employment to at least one adult member of every rural household.
• Provides unskilled manual work in projects related to agriculture, watershed development, rural connectivity, and other related works.
• Ensures equal wages for men and women.
• Empowerment of women through community participation, representation in gram panchayats, and implementation of 1/3rd reservation for women.
• Creates sustainable assets in rural areas like water conservation, land development, and afforestation to support rural livelihoods.
• Ensures timely payment of wages.
• Provides transparency and accountability through the use of social audit, e-Muster and GIS tools.

Overall, the MGNREGA program aims to provide rural employment opportunities, reduce poverty, empower women and promote rural development.