Section 8: Application for registration

Q: What does Section 8 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) deal with?

Section 8 TNREGA pertains to "Application for registration". It is part of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 8 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs application for registration. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 8 TNREGA still in force?

Yes, Section 8 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 8 TNREGA?

धारा 8 TNREGA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 8 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. Section 8 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs application for registration. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 8 TNREGA?

Dhara 8 TNREGA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 8 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 8 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs application for registration. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 8 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983?

Cite as: "Section 8, The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, § 8 (India).

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(1)

An application for registration shall be made to the Registrar in the prescribed form.

(2)

The application shall be signed-

(a) in the case of a society of which no member is a registered society, but at least twenty-five persons qualified in accordance with the requirements of sub-section (1) of section 6 and sub-section (1) of section 21 and who are not disqualified for admission as members under sub-section (1) of section 23; and

(b) in the case of a society of which a member is a registered society, by a duly authorised person on behalf of every such registered society, and where all the members of the society are not registered societies, by twenty-five other members or, when there are less than twenty-five other members, by all of them.

(3)

The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the proposed bye-laws of the society and the chief promoter shall furnish such information in regard to the society as the Registrar may require.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this section and sections 9 and 10, "chief promoter " means the person who has signed the application for the registration of the society and who has been nominated in this behalf by the persons who have signed that application.