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APCC chief launches 'Upaadi Haami Parirakshana Yatra' on 20th anniversary
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
During the event, Sharmila Reddy addressed the villagers and MNREGA workers, where she highlighted how Upaadi Haami, as MNREGA is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh, empowered rural households by guaranteeing dignified work and timely wages.
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"BJP killed MGNREGA scheme which helped rural development:" DK Shivakumar
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday slammed the BJP for allegedly killing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, which guaranteed 100 days of unskilled wage work per financial year to rural households, to enhance livelihood securi
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Anti-people Modi govt looking to help corporates instead of the poor: Cong
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"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.
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Constitutional rights of poor people being snatched away: Adhir Ranjan Cho
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozga
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Act enhances the statutory wage employment guarantee to 125 days per financial year for rural households. It seeks to advance empowerment, inclusive growth, convergence of development initiatives and saturation-based delivery, thereby strengthening the foundation for a prosperous, res
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"Two decades of progress overturned without consultation:" Jairam Ramesh o
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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"BJP's Godse-like mindset has not ended yet": Punjab Congress chief attack
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Warring said that including the name of Ram and removing Mahatma Gandhi's name from MGNREGA is a "way to fool people," with the ultimate aim of killing the scheme itself.
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Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on bill to replace MGNREGA, Congress membe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Bill for consideration and passing.
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Lok Sabha passes VB G RAM G Bill, guarantees 125 days of employment
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bill aimed to provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per financial year to every rural household, in line with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. It also focuses on strengthening rural livelihoods and accelerating overall rural development.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to move VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 in Lok
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, by providing a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members
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Lok Sabha to take up nuclear energy, rural employment bills; multiple comm
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The legislative business includes the introduction of two key bills: The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025, and The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025. The latter bill aims to provide a sta
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"Modern, infrastructure-focused, digitally governed system": Viksit Bharat
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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