Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) founder HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday criticised Congress for protesting against the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act. He said Congress has forgotten Mahatma Gandhi and that he.
For nearly two decades, MGNREGA has been the backbone of rural employment in India. Now, the government has pressed the reset button. On December 18, 2025, the Lok Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005. The.
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, hit out at the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for what it called “spreading misinformation” on the new rural job employment scheme and asked the Congress leader to educate himself about Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G.
New Delhi: Lok Sabha leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday vowed to launch a nationwide stir against the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB- G RAM G) bill, which he claimed was bulldozed through the Parliament without adequate scrutiny and debate. A day ago, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill for consideration and passing. Opposition members opposed the bill that seeks to replace MGNREGA and pressed that it should be sent to a Select Committee. The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha.
When Parliament enacted the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2005, it marked a decisive shift in India’s welfare framework by transforming employment from a policy choice into a legal right. For the first time, rural households were empowered to demand work from the state, with the law placing a binding obligation.
Bhopal: A single-day special session convened to mark the 70th anniversary of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday began on a stormy note, with Congress legislators protesting the Centre’s move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Congress Stages Protest at Gandhi Statue Led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar,.
New Delhi: As soon as the Lok Sabha proceedings resumed on Tuesday, the opposition strongly protested the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) (VB-G RAM G), 2025. This proposed bill is being seen as an attempt to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Opposition objects.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday termed the proposed renaming of MGNREGA “unfortunate”, warning that it creates an unnecessary ideological divide and undermines Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre’s reported move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that such an exercise would lead to avoidable expenditure of public resources without delivering any tangible benefit to the people. Her remarks came a day after reports said the.
