President Droupadi Murmu has officially signed the VB-G RAM G Bill into law, replacing the two-decade-old MGNREGA. While the government promotes it as a modern framework for rural prosperity, the opposition has strongly condemned the move
Priyanka Gandhi slams 60:40 funding pattern of G RAM G, says it ‘weakens the legal right to employment’
CM Stalin also highlighted a critical change in the funding model, from 100 per cent centrally funded to a 60-40 split, which would increase the financial burden on states
The new statute rebrands and restructures the two-decades-old MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025
In a recent CII event in Chennai, Larsen & Toubro chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan allegedly blamed welfare initiatives like MGNREGA, PMJDY for worker attrition, labour shortage in construction sector
Department of Posts publishes 2024 year-end review: Latest government data points to rural women benefitting due to higher percentage of female accounts in India Post Payments Bank and more women Direct Benefit Transfer beneficiaries for welfare schemes
The wage rates, which saw a 3 to 10 per cent rise, will come into force from April 1
Report notes benefits of growth have been concentrated, marginalises the poor further
Road construction reached its highest level in three years
The Centre has expanded the ambit work offered under the scheme
Sonia Gandhi had urged the Centre to use MNREGA to give maximum benefits to the poor
Modi govt has steadily hiked MGNREGA allocation after initially calling it a failure
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