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Congress sponsoring confusion over VB-G RAM G Act: BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hitting out at the Congress party over its criticism of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday said that allegations being levelled against the legislation were "completely baseless" and asserted that the new framework enhances employment guarantees, transparency a
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'Hey Ram' was Mahatma Gandhi's last utterance, MGNREGA structure not chang
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He called Rahul Gandhi's remarks inaccurate, asserting that the MGNREGA structure has not changed. He noted that the 100-day employment guarantee has been revised to 125 days and will now operate more effectively.
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"Not only name but its very nature has also been altered": DMK MP Kanimozh
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The DMK MP claimed that not only has the name of the MGNREGA Act been changed, but its nature has also been altered.
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"We took oath to protect MNREGA": Congress president Kharge announces 'Sav
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide "Save Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)" campaign beginning January 5 after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, escalating its political battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Centre's
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Congress shedding "crocodile tears" over VB-G R
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress leaders were shedding crocodile tears after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was replaced with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar
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"Congress to launch 'Save MNREGA' campaign from January 5": Kharge after
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Indian National Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced that the party will launch a nationwide 'Save MNREGA' campaign from January 5, making the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA
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"Congress will score a century of defeats": BJP MP Anurag Thakur critises
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Commenting on the opposition's anger over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the reformed version of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the BJP MP said that Congress remembered Mahatma Gandhi only in 2009 and not in the prior employment schemes. Read More
Kisan Mazdoor Morcha to burn effigies across Punjab on Dec 29 over MGNREGA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha Bharat has strongly criticised the Modi Government's recent legislative changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), alleging that the new policies are intended to deprive MGNREGA workers of employment nationwide.
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PM Modi backs VB-G RAM G Act, says new law links income support with long-
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Prime Minister Office (PMO) sharing an article written by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on X (formerly Twitter), which outlined the rationale and objectives of the new legislation that replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Read More
Centre diluting MGNREGA's core purpose, says Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) leader Satnam Singh Pannu on Tuesday alleged that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is being diluted and diverted from its original objective of ensuring livelihood security for rural and working-class families. Read More
Himachal Congress protests over law to replace MGNREGA, alleges dilution o
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday staged a protest and dharna against the Central government over the law to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and said it would weaken the scheme's original objectives.
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Constitutional rights of poor people being snatched away: Adhir Ranjan Cho
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Act guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household, up from the existing 100 days, for adult members willing to undertake unskilled manual work.
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