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"It seeks to undermine foundational objectives of scheme": Kerala CM Vijay
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday strongly opposed the Union government's decision to rename the MGNREGA, saying that the bill seeks to "undermine the very foundational objectives" of the employment guarantee scheme.
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"Unfortunate, Ram Rajya and Gram Swaraj never competing forces": Shashi Th
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called the Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) "unfortunate", saying that the concept of Gram Swaraj and the ideal of Ram Rajya were never competing forces.
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"Will strongly oppose in parliament and on streets": Mallikarjun Kharge sl
Updated : 3 months ago IST
In a post on X, Kharge alleged that this move was part of a larger attempt to weaken and ultimately dismantle the flagship rural employment scheme.
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"Claiming others' work as its own": Akhilesh Yadav on MGNREGA scheme name
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party over introducing a bill to replace Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA), alleging that the central government's move is motivated to "claim other's work as its own."
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"Modern, infrastructure-focused, digitally governed system": Viksit Bharat
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The new Bill guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household, up from the existing 100 days, for adult members willing to undertake unskilled manual work. It seeks to simultaneously provide income security and create durable, productivity-enhancing rural assets through a nation
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MGNREGA to be reframed as Viksit Bharat G RAM G bill, guarantees 125 days
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Centre will introduce the Bill in the Lok Sabh, which, if passed, will reframe MGNREGA to transform rural development and provide statutory wage-employment guarantees to rural households.
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Opposition slams reported plan to rename MGNREGA, says Centre 'erasing his
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Reacting to the reports, Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh said the move reflected a larger pattern. "The Indian government is changing the entire history," he remarked, expressing concern over what he described as a systematic attempt to alter established symbols and narratives.
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Even when public is benefited, they speak against it: Maharashtra CM Deven
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "Whether you do MNREGA work or not, they say things. Even when the public is benefited, they speak against it. There is no need to give them any weight. PM Modi's government has brought in a very positive change. This will benefit rural de
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"Modi govt an expert at renaming schemes and laws...": Congress MP Jairam
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday tore into the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning their concerns with the name 'Mahatma Gandhi' over the reports of renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the "Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme."
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"Has BJP done anything besides changing names?": Pramod Tiwari on MGNREGA
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"Has the BJP ever done anything besides changing names?... I have the strongest objection to this because it was initiated by the UPA. There is only one Mahatma Gandhi in the world..." he said.
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Renaming MGNREGA will cost lot of govt resources: Congress MP Priyanka Gan
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday responded to the reports of renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme, saying that a lot of government resources are spent on the renaming process.
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"Another way to distract attention...": Priyanka Chaturvedi on likely name
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised the central government, stating that the likely name change of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme is merely a distraction to mislead the public and disrespect the nam
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