Punjab, VB–G RAM G and limits of a ‘special session’

Punjab is about 2.3% of India’s population, yet in 2024-25, it generated roughly 309 lakh person-days — about 1.1% of the ...
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Congress to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao Andolan’ on 5 January against Modi govt’s VB-G RAM G law

Mallikarjun Kharge says scrapping MGNREGA was one-sided decision taken by govt without consulting stakeholders including ...
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MGNREGA was India’s climate safety net. VB-GRAMG takes that away

Erratic rainfall, prolonged heat, groundwater depletion, and volatile farm incomes are becoming structural features of rural ...

VB-G-RAM-G Vs MGNREGA – Hard Facts

The author argues that VB-G-RAM-G strengthens, not scraps, MGNREGA by expanding job guarantees, curbing leakages, creating ...

VB-G RAM G Act is not demolition of MGNREGA but overdue repair: BJP rebuts Sonia Gandhi's allegations

BJP defends VB-G RAM G Act, calling it necessary reform, countering Sonia Gandhi's claims of MGNREGA's demolition as ...

The new logic of rural welfare: Why VB-G RAM G makes sense for a $4 trillion economy

Driving the newsThe MGNREGA - a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households - ...

India’s rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that’s about to weaken

Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed ...
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When Lord Ram’s name is added, Tej Pratap Yadav on VB-Gram G Act

On VB–GRAM G Act, Jan Shakti Janata Dal national president Tej Pratap Yadav said, "No one can remove Mahatma Gandhi, and ...

It’s time to bury the shovel and fill the hole

The death certificate of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, was signed without much ...
The Logical Indian

VB-G RAM G Bill Becomes Law After President’s Nod, Rural Job Guarantee Raised; Opposition Sparks Debate

The new VB‑G RAM G law boosts guaranteed rural workdays while reshaping funding, planning and digital monitoring, sparking both optimism and concern among stakeholders.
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Karnataka Minister Critiques Central Repeal of MGNREGA

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticized the Modi government's repeal of MGNREGA through the VB-G RAM G Bill, alleging it dismantles the right to livelihood in rural India. Kharge claims the new ...
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President Gives Assent to VB-G RAM G Bill

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday approved the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) ...