MGNREGA
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The person who conceptualised work on demand for the rural poor is forgotten
There has been a din, and even justified, about the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). It is being faulted on several reasons, including the structure of…
- India
VB-G RAM G Act will transform rural India: Union agriculture minister
Jaipur: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the Viksit Bharat-G Ram G Act will transform rural India and that it is “far better” than the…
- Politics
Sachin Pilot calls govt’s replacing of MGNREGA ‘historic mistake’
Bengaluru: AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot has termed the central government replacing the rural employment act MGNREGA, as a “historic mistake” and a systematic attack on the livelihood chances of those amongst…
- India
Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces all India protest against G RAM G law
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced an “All India Resistance Day” on January 16 against the passing of a new law that replaces the rural employment scheme MGNREGA.…
- Bangalore
VB-G RAM G act undermines MGNREGA’s rights-based framework: Kharge
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday strongly criticised the Union government’s VB-G RAM G act 2025 that replaced MGNREGA, claiming that changes in the new legislation weaken and undermine the previous…
- 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…
