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Himachal Congress protests over law to replace MGNREGA, alleges dilution o
Updated : 6 months, 2 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 : 6 months, 2 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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"Never imagined BJP would strangle scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi": DK
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shivakumar said he had personally implemented MGNREGA in his Kanakapura constituency, where the BJP had earlier alleged irregularities and conducted an investigation.
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh announces a public agitation campaign to repeal
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh shared the background of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), now reformed as the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (VB-G RAM-G), in a post on X.
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"Sardar Patel banned RSS": Jairam Ramesh questions the ideology of RSS aft
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ramesh underscored the burning of effigies of Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mahatma Gandhi at Ramlila Maidan days after the adoption of the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949. "Which ideology created this atmosphere, due to which Mahatma Gandhi was killed?" he aske
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MGNREGA was Mahatma Gandhi's vision of Sarvodaya, its death is our collect
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in a recent op-ed in a leading English daily, launched a sharp attack on the Central government, accusing it of dismantling the rights-based legislative framework through its proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emplo
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"Will have negative effect on rural economy": Congress MP Karti Chidambara
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram ripped into the Centre's newly passed VB-G RAM G law, calling its name "a very bad alphabet soup" and warning that the revamped scheme will "negatively impact" the rural economy and slash the average citizen's income.
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"Removing Mahatma Gandhi's name unacceptable; new law offers no job guaran
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Sunday strongly criticised the newly VB-G RAM-G Bill, 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA), alleging that it removes Mahatma Gandhi's name and scraps the guarantee of employment.
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"MGNREGA's fundamental character changed, Congress to launch nationwide mo
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"They hate Mahatma Gandhi's name, and they hate the laws enacted during the Congress regime. I don't understand why they rushed this through," Ramesh said, adding that the law was enacted without consultations with state governments.
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"Replacing NREGA with 'Ram' scheme is an injustice to the poor": Cong's Ha
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Sunday strongly criticised the Centre's proposed VB-G RAM G Bill, alleging that the government has diluted the spirit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and shifting the fina
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VB-G-RAM-G Bill row: Congress to hold CWC meet, Sonia Gandhi says "bulldoz
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress targeted the BJP government for increasing the "burden" on states by introducing the 60:40 formula to share the cost of ensuring 125 days of work. They also said that the BJP has "disrespected" Mahatma Gandhi by renaming MGNREGA and raised questions about the manner in which the
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"Congress will fight from Parliament to streets": Supriya Shrinate express
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Saturday expressed her discontent after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was renamed as VB-G RAM G Bill (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)) and passed in the Parliament.
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