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"Removing Mahatma Gandhi's name unacceptable; new law offers no job guaran
Updated : 2 months, 3 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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"Modi govt has dismantled MGNREGA: KC Venugopal as Congress holds nationwi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Modi government has effectively dismantled MGNREGA - by converting it from a right to a favour," KC Venugopal said on X.
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"MGNREGA's fundamental character changed, Congress to launch nationwide mo
Updated : 2 months, 3 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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"VB-G RAM-G Bill expands rural employment to 125 days, benefits workers an
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal said, "For the first time, all workers are getting the opportunity for 125 days of employment instead of 100. Secondly, the Livelihood Mission has been integrated into the scheme. This will create employment opportunities in many new areas," he said.
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"Two decades of progress overturned without consultation:" Jairam Ramesh o
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Sharing details from an anthology report on MGNREGA, Ramesh recalled the outcomes of the landmark law enacted on September 5, 2005, which provides rural households a legal right to 100 days of wage employment to enhance livelihood security. He referred to the MGNREGA Sameeksha Report (201
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"Replacing NREGA with 'Ram' scheme is an injustice to the poor": Cong's Ha
Updated : 2 months, 3 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 : 2 months, 3 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 : 2 months, 3 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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"All schemes of Indian govt are inspired by Mahatma Gandhi": Union Ministe
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid opposition's criticism over the VB-G RAM G Bill (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)), Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday emphasised that all the schemes of the Indian Government are inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, keeping his concept of Gram Swaraj
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"Doing all this drama to hide their failures": Union Minister Shobha Karan
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar vowed to launch a big movement in the state against the VB-G-RAM-G Bill passed in Parliament, alleging that the Centre aimed to change Mahatma Gandhi's name and wanted to kill the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guara
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"Effort to snatch away poor's livelihood and jobs": Congress MP Kumari Sel
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Kumari Selja on Saturday alleged that the Central government is attempting to "snatch away" the livelihood and jobs of poor people by replacing MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G Bill (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin))
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"Does opposition want to give money to poor or not?": BJP MP Nishikant Dub
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reacting to the row over renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), he said that Mahatma Gandhi resides in everyone's hearts.
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