The first-ever Lok Adalat on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Jharkhand was all hype and no substance THE NATIONAL Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) ensures every rural household 100 days of work in a year; if work is not provided within 15 days of applying for it, applicants are entitled to an unemployment allowance. However, they have a tough time submitting their applications to authorities. More often than not, their applications are ignored or refused. Activists Jean Dr