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"VB-G RAM G bill very harmful, original MGNREGA backbone of rural economy"
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sharply criticised the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, asserting that the original MGNREGA scheme, structured with the Centre paying the bulk of funds (often referred to as 90%), was the backbone of the rural
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"Takes out the heart": Cong MP Shashi Tharoor on renaming MGNREGA
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed strong disapproval over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), saying the move "takes out the heart of the entire Mahatma Gandhi rural employment program."
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Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on bill to replace MGNREGA, Congress membe
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks 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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"Changes made to MNREGA scheme reflect BJP's policy of eliminating poor an
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He mentioned that the government are furthering the same policy and is reducing the central government's contribution from 100 per cent to 60 per cent.
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Lok Sabha passes VB G RAM G Bill, guarantees 125 days of employment
Updated : 2 months, 3 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 : 2 months, 4 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 : 2 months, 4 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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Priyanka Gandhi to oppose Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill to rename MNEREGA at
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday will intervene and oppose the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill (MGNREGA) at 12 noon today in Lok Sabh
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"Modern, infrastructure-focused, digitally governed system": Viksit Bharat
Updated : 2 months, 4 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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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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Pakistan: ILO report flags 25 per cent gender pay gap, highlights barriers
Updated : 8 months ago IST
An ILO report finds that women in Pakistan earn 25-30% less than men despite being more educated and working in formal, permanent jobs. With only 13.5% of employees being women, Pakistan's gender pay and employment gaps are among the highest in South Asia, Dawn reported.
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TMC's Kunal Ghosh accuses BJP of withholding funds due to 2021 Assembly Po
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh hit out at the BJP and said that the BJP is not releasing the funds for the 100 days' wage employment in retaliation for the loss it suffered in the 2021 Assembly polls.
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