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

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

The shift to an allocation based and shared fiscal burden raises question about employment security and regional inequality ...

The winter session of the Parliament is in an uproar over the Centre’s decision to bring about changes to the MGNREGA scheme, ...

Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural ...

Despite greater spending and higher wages, however, MGNREGA has not translated into more employment per household.

MGNREGA’s core strength was: if you needed work, you got work. VB-GRAMG’s funding model means work will only be available if ...

MGNREGA work demand has typically dipped between July and November over the past 10 years, data show, a period that coincides ...

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove ...

By replacing MGNREGA’s legal job guarantee with a centrally controlled, budget-capped scheme, the new law has raised concerns ...

Hyderabad: Addressingconcerns over the rechristening of MGNREGA, the Centre on Sunday clarified that the proposed VB-G RAM G ...

Government data shows MGNREGS allocations have declined by 35.6 per cent over the past six years, dropping from a peak of ₹1.10 lakh crore in 2020–21 to ₹71,044 crore in 2025–26, even as rural demand ...