He told that 20 million iPhones will be manufactured at the factory, and currently almost 7-8 million iPhones are exported. "The factory has employed around 30,000 people, out of which, 80% is women.
He said MGNREGA, conceived and implemented by the Congress-led UPA government under the leadership of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, had been a cornerstone of rural employment and inclusive growth.
The protest was joined by the entire state Cabinet, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Vinay Kumar, ministers, MLAs and senior Congress leaders. The leaders sat in silent protest, holding placards, to register their opposition to the chan
The newly enacted VB-G RAM G Act, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is expected to bring more households into the rural employment framework, increase average days of work, reduce inefficiencies and boost consumption, according to a report b
Annamalai said nurses were protesting for job permanence, intermediate teachers were agitating for equal pay for equal work, and youths who cleared the 2013 Teacher Eligibility Test were demanding employment as promised by the DMK. Instead of fulfilling these assurances, he alleged, the g
Maurya termed Congress as a supporter of corruption, due to which they are opposing the VB G RAM-G act stating that it has been "uprooted" from the country.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Kumar on Sunday criticised the Centre government for what he described as the "systematic weakening of paramount" welfare and rights-based legislations enacted during the UPA era, including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Rig
Congress leader Vikar Rasool Wani on Sunday alleged that the "intention" of the BJP-led Union government was to do away with MGNREGA and questioned the funding for the rural scheme over the last three years.
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
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.
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