Why may a state notify a 'pause period' of up to sixty days under the VB–G RAM G Act?

To reduce the guarantee to 65 days in drought yearsCorrect answerYour answerTo keep farm labour available at sowing and harvestCorrect answerYour answerTo audit the works done in the yearCorrect answerYour answerTo hold panchayat electionsCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

The pause lets states keep agricultural labour free during peak sowing and harvesting seasons.
The full 125 days are still owed, in the rest of the year — the pause shifts work, it does not cut it.

Concept: Pause period under VB–G RAM G
Typical timeTypical: 50 s
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Why may a state notify a 'pause period' of up to sixty days under the VB–G RAM G Act?

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