MGNREGA
- India
VB-G RAM-G gets President’s assent, replaces MGNREGA
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a…
- Hyderabad
‘BJP will pay for erasing Gandhi’s legacy’: Telangana Congress on VB-G RAM G Bill
Hyderabad: The BJP will pay a price in the future for its attempts to erase the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud said on Saturday. Goud, who…
- India
VB-G RAM G versus MGNREGA: Here are the major differences
New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 — which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday — repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way…
- India
LS passes G RAM G Bill through voice vote amid uproar, adjourned soon after
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 18, passed a controversial bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress protest over MGNREGA row, ‘hate politics’ in National Herald case
Belagavi: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a protest against the Centre’s move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, challenging the BJP to remove the picture of Mahatma…
- India
Karnataka Congress to protest against MGNREGA name change
Belagavi: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has announced that the ruling Congress in the state will launch protests on Wednesday against the Centre’s move to replace the existing rural employment…
- India
Congress announces nationwide protests against ‘assault’ on MGNREGA: Venugopal
New Delhi: The Congress, on Tuesday, announced a series of nationwide protests against what it termed the Union government’s attempt to “kill” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), warning…
- India
‘RAM G Bill will weaken MGNREGA,’ says Priyanka
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked the government over its bill to replace MGNREGA, saying that it stands to “weaken” the original Act’s guaranteed 100 days of employment…
- India
Govt likely to bring bill to repeal MGNREGA, bring new rural employment law
New Delhi: A bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment — Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — has been circulated by the…
- Telangana
Telangana sees sharp fall in MGNREGA workdays during 2025–26: Study
Hyderabad: Telangana witnessed a sharp decline of 47.6 percent in the number of workdays generated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) during the first six months (April–September) of…
- Business
Number of Jan Dhan accounts crosses 55 crore: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: The number of bank accounts for the poor under the Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana have crossed the 55 crore mark with “most of these accounts belonging to people who…
- India
Kharge accuses Modi govt of trying to destroy MGNREGA
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that the Modi government is trying to destroy MGNREGA and said making cuts in the implementation of this scheme is a “crime against…
- India
Gujarat minister’s son arrested in Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam
Dahod: Balvant Khabad, the son of Gujarat minister state for panchayat and agriculture Bachubhai Khabad, was arrested on Saturday, May 17, for his alleged involvement in a Rs 71 crore MGNREGA scam…
- India
Centre sanctions Rs 2,102 crore for Bihar’s MGNREGA
Patna: The Centre on Saturday sanctioned the release of Rs 2,102.24 crore to Bihar for the payment of the first installment of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two women MGNREGA workers killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Two women MGNREGA workers were killed and two others injured when a vehicle ran amok and hit them in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district. The incident occurred on the national highway…