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"Modi govt has dismantled MGNREGA: KC Venugopal as Congress holds nationwi
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"The Modi government has effectively dismantled MGNREGA - by converting it from a right to a favour," KC Venugopal said on X.
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"MGNREGA's fundamental character changed, Congress to launch nationwide mo
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"They hate Mahatma Gandhi's name, and they hate the laws enacted during the Congress regime. I don't understand why they rushed this through," Ramesh said, adding that the law was enacted without consultations with state governments.
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"VB-G RAM-G Bill expands rural employment to 125 days, benefits workers an
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Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal said, "For the first time, all workers are getting the opportunity for 125 days of employment instead of 100. Secondly, the Livelihood Mission has been integrated into the scheme. This will create employment opportunities in many new areas," he said.
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"Fabricated, politically motivated": Cong's Chidambaram on National Herald
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Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday called the National Herald matter a fabricated, politically motivated case.
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Double-engine government solving problems created by Congress in Assam: PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his "double-engine government" was resolving long-pending problems created by the Congress in Assam, alleging years of neglect of Namrup's fertilizer units. Highlighting BJP-led reforms, he said urea production increased from 225 lakh metric ton
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"Two decades of progress overturned without consultation:" Jairam Ramesh o
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Sharing details from an anthology report on MGNREGA, Ramesh recalled the outcomes of the landmark law enacted on September 5, 2005, which provides rural households a legal right to 100 days of wage employment to enhance livelihood security. He referred to the MGNREGA Sameeksha Report (201
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"No longer an employment guarantee scheme:" P Chidambaram on VB-G-RAM-G bi
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Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram alleged that the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) bill has serious flaws and asserted that MGNREGA is no longer an employment guarantee scheme, as it cannot be implemented for more
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"An emotional moment for me, everyone in Assam": CM Sarma on PM Modi's tri
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tribute at Swahid Smarak Kshetra as an emotional moment, becoming the first PM to visit the site and garland the bust of martyr Khargeswar Talukdar. Sarma contrasted Congress-era challenges like infiltration
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Have "420 promises" to T'gana thrown into Musi River, or quietly buried wi
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Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy has written an open letter to Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, questioning the Congress leadership on the implementation of the party's election promises in Telangana, particularly the much-publicised six guarantees announced during the
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"Saving the Aravalli is not an option but a resolve," says SP Chief Akhile
Updated : 3 months ago IST
In a post on social media platformX, Yadav emphasised that preserving the Aravalli hills is directly linked to Delhi's future, as the range functions as a natural shield for the Delhi-NCR region. He said the hills play a crucial role in reducing air pollution, regulating the city's temper
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"Labourers cannot demand work as a right" says Congress's Udit Raj on VB-G
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"This was the biggest scheme (MNREGA) to eliminate rural unemployment, and initially, it was a legal right. But now it's no longer the case. So now the central government can get work done wherever it wants," Raj said.
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"Replacing NREGA with 'Ram' scheme is an injustice to the poor": Cong's Ha
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Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Sunday strongly criticised the Centre's proposed VB-G RAM G Bill, alleging that the government has diluted the spirit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and shifting the fina
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