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'First announce, then think': Congress's Jairam Ramesh says Centre rushed
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
Sharing a newspaper article on X, Ramesh alleged that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had rushed through legislation in Parliament to replace the previous rural employment scheme without adequate consultations.
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Centre strengthens rural livelihood schemes, increases guaranteed employme
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Addressing the programme, Kamlesh Paswan said the Central government has initiated key reforms in rural employment schemes under the "Vikasit Bharat" initiative to strengthen transparency and increase guaranteed employment, ensuring greater benefits for rural workers.
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Rajasthan Budget 2026-27: Diya Kumari announces Rs 10 lakh interest-free l
Updated : 1 month ago IST
During her speech, she announced that under the Chief Minister Self-Employment Scheme, interest-free loans of up to Rs 10 lakh, along with subsidies, will be provided, benefiting 30,000 youth.
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BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad credits Centre for Tamil Nadu's development as
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson ANS Prasad has credited the development and progress of the state to the governments led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and current Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"Union Budget 2026-27 Progressive and Growth-Oriented" - Chairman, MATEXIL
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 3: The Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, February 01.
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Capex spike reflects government's focus on infra-led development: V Vualna
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
On rural employment, the Expenditure Secretary highlighted that the Budget has allocated Rs 95,000 crore for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a new wage employment scheme that will replace MGNREGA. "The allocation is based on estimates prepared at the t
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MGNREGA was transformative law, new scheme is flawed: Congress leader Jair
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday launched an attack on the VB-G RAM-G Act, on the 20th anniversary of MGNREGA, saying that the "new law guarantees only centralisation in New Delhi."
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'A forward-looking step for developed India': Bihar CM Nitish Kumar welcom
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-2027, terming it "positive and progressive" while highlighting its benefits for the state's development, infrastructure and employment.
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Congress to undertake State-wide 'Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra' to prot
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Himachal ministers urge Centre to protect apple growers, focus on employme
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Three ministers of the Himachal Pradesh government, Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Education Minister Rohit Thakur and Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh on Thursday expressed concern over the Union Budget, while hoping that the Centre would
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"Trying to defame Dalit Minister": DK Shivakumar dismisses BJP's "6,000 cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is all bogus. Nothing is there. What they are telling is politically motivated. They are just trying to defame a Dalit Minister. That's all," Shivakumar told reporters in Bengaluru.
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Karnataka: Congress holds 'Lok bhavan chalo' protest in Bengaluru over VB-
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The VB-G RAM G Act was passed in the Winter Session of the Parliament in 2025 and replaces the 100-day employment guarantee with a 125-day guarantee. However, the Opposition has criticised the legislation for removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and for removing the 60:40 share of funds between
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