The correct answer is A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
MGNREGA is a national rural employment guarantee act that provides wage employment to rural people who are willing to do unskilled manual work. It was enacted in 2005 and is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. The act guarantees 100 days of employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The wages are paid at the minimum wage rate fixed by the government.
The act has been successful in providing employment to millions of rural people and has helped to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in rural areas. It has also helped to create assets such as roads, canals, and ponds in rural areas.
The other options are incorrect because they are not schemes that provide wage employment in rural areas.
B) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana is a poverty alleviation scheme that provides financial assistance to poor families.
C) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is a skill development scheme that provides training to youth in various skills.
D) Start-up India is a scheme that provides support to entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses.