Addressing the "MGNREGA Bachao" protest in Chikkaballapur, the Chief Minister emphasised that the scheme had earlier guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural labourers and supported the operations of Gram Panchayats.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday said that the Congress should compare the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the VB-G-RAM-G Bill, underlining that wages were not paid timely in MGNREGA; however, there is a provision of timely wage dist
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday said that the Congress party workers will lay a siege to the State Assembly to raise issues such as the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and market demolitions.
Congress party members in Ariyalur district staged a protest on Thursday, condemning the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA).
Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Central Government to withdraw the newly enacted The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025.
On the third day of the Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra in Sri Sathya Sai district, YS Sharmila Reddy participated in Upaadi Haami works at Raghavampalli village in Dharmavaram constituency. She personally participated in manual labour and interacted with workers to understand their chall
During the event, Sharmila Reddy addressed the villagers and MNREGA workers, where she highlighted how Upaadi Haami, as MNREGA is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh, empowered rural households by guaranteeing dignified work and timely wages.
After paying homage, the Congress leaders observed a two-hour fast from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in protest against the renaming and dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The yatra will commence from Bandlapalle, where the employment guarantee programme was first introduced exactly two decades ago, and will cover all districts of Andhra Pradesh. YS Sharmila Reddy said she will personally participate in the yatra across the state to mobilise rural workers a
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) will observe a two-hour fast at the Ridge in Shimla on Friday to protest against what it termed the "demolition of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" (MGNREGA), party leaders said on Thursday.
Siddaramaiah said that the party demanded that the legislation be repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) be restored.
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress staged a 'Lok Bhavan Chalo' protest here against the recently passed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, expressing strong opposition to changes in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that "