Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and state BJP president Hemant Khandelwal praised the newly enacted Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The leaders described the legislation, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament, as a “revolutionary” step that will transform rural India and termed attempts of Congress leaders to oppose…
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Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) The substitution of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Grameen Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) – VB G RAM G – sparked a major controversy with the Opposition and ruling dispensation crossing swords over renaming the legislation, rather than debating the merits and demerits of new law. However, keeping the political sparring and mudslinging aside, the workers from poor households who get employment under the erstwhile MNRE…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a move to bolster efforts in safeguarding rural employment guarantees, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced the formation of a dedicated Coordination Committee for the MGNREGA Bachao Sangram. The initiative, aimed at overseeing, guiding, and monitoring the campaign’s implementation, comes amid ongoing concerns about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a flagship programme providing wage employment to millions in rural …
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide agitation against the G-RAMG Act from January 8, alleging that it “silently kills” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and undermines the legal right to work guaranteed to rural citizens. The announcement was made during a press briefing at the Congress office in New Delhi by party general secretary K. C. Venugopal and senior leader Jairam Ramesh.Addressing the media, Venugopal said the Co…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is misleading the people by making a false claim that Rs 23,446 crore is pending under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from the Centre, state BJP General Secretary Anil Sarin said here on Thursday.Launching a sharp attack on Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Sarin alleged that figures from the Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2024–2025) are being misrepres…
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Punjab Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Wednesday led hundreds of labourers in a protest against the Union government’s newly enacted Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), which replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).Addressing the gathering in Khanna town, Sond termed the VB-GRAM Act a “black, draconian and anti-poor law” that will de…
Bhopal, Dec 30 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Punjab government and the opposition Congress over the recent resolution passed in the Punjab Assembly against central initiatives, terming it a violation of the Constitution’s federal spirit. The Punjab Assembly has convened a one-day special session on Tuesday to pass a resolution against the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB G …
Bhopal, Dec 30 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), introduced by the Congress-led UPA government, suffered from several serious shortcomings and failed to deliver meaningful rural development.Addressing a press conference at his residence in Bhopal, Chouhan alleged that despite substantial financial allocations from the Centre, funds under MGNREGA were neither properly …
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) A day ahead of the Assembly session, Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, has written a letter to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, expressing concern over what he described as the “systematic undermining” of the House through the substitution of regular legislative sessions with selectively curated special ones. In his letter, Bajwa said he had repeatedly drawn attention to the alarming reduction in the number of sittings of the House, but these war…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As opposition parties, led by Congress, gear up for nationwide protests, Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, launched a robust defence of the newly introduced Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act commonly referred to as VB-G RAM G Act — dismissing opposition’s criticism as “baseless” and “politically motivated”. Addressing the controversy surrounding the replacement …