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Union Minister Criticizes MGNREGA, Renames Scheme for Rural Development

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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 …

Congress Launches Nationwide Campaign to Save MGNREGA Rights

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New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Congress party has declared war on the Centre’s recent replacement of the iconic Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G). Following a high-powered Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here on Saturday, party president Mallikarjun Kharge announced a massive nationwide ‘Save MGNREGA Campaign’ starting January 5, 2026, framing it as a battle to pr…

Agriculture Minister Details Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission

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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday gave a detailed lowdown on the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), explaining how the new legislation will embolden India’s rural employment framework and also address the ‘shortcomings’ of the previous scheme, MGNREGA, which it will replace.He also addressed the opposition’s concerns over claims of G RAM G altering the basic character of the rural employment gua…

Trinamool Congress Renames West Bengal Job Guarantee Scheme After Mahatma Gandhi

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Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress, on Saturday, issued a notification renaming the West Bengal government’s own job guarantee programme after Mahatma Gandhi as a mark of protest against the Union government’s recent decision to replace the 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) scheme with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G scheme. As per the notification issued by the State Secretariat, Naban…