New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): As India prepares for Union Budget 2026, AU Corporate Advisory and Legal Services has called for an execution-driven reform framework that strengthens investor confidence, accelerates enterprise growth and enhances institutional efficiency.
"MNREGA was introduced to ensure the right to work. The law brought by Manmohan Singh was meant to fill the stomachs of the poor. They are trying to strike at a law that helps the poor," Kharge said in Bengaluru.
BJP leader K. Annamalai on Sunday hailed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) 2025, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking the scheme to "the next level."
The remarks came amid protests by Congress workers across Uttar Pradesh against the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and its replacement with the VB-G RAM G scheme. On Sunday, Congress workers staged a protest under the banner 'MGNREGA Bachao
Speaking to ANI, Rao said that the VBG Ramji Act is a people-friendly and pro-poor legislation aimed at benefiting rural and economically weaker sections. He said the Act guarantees rural employment with 100 per cent work assurance and that daily wages have been increased to Rs 172.
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday slammed the Centre's move to rename and restructure the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), stating that the government had "once again 'killed' Gandhi" ideologically after introducing legislation to replace it.
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai, along with party workers, held a symbolic fast against the repeal of MGNREGA and the introduction of the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G).
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Saturday said that the state government has urged the Centre to continue Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation and retain the existing structure of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), citing economic pressures o
Rao told ANI, "Of the six guarantees, the present government has already implemented four major schemes, including agriculture loan waivers, free bus services for women, waiver of current charges up to 200 units for households, and other farmer welfare measures."
Karnataka Minister HK Patil, condemning the central government's decision to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), described it as "draconian".
According to The Express Tribune, protesters assert that while WAPDA pressed ahead with building the hydropower project, officials had guaranteed that essential civic infrastructure, most importantly an all-weather road network, would be constructed for communities in the area. Yet, resident
Former Chhattisgarh CM and Punjab Congress in charge Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that the central government of having an "allergy" to Mahatma Gandhi and a problem with the poor, after it abruptly scrapped the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), the world'