States are expected to remain net gainers in fund sharing under the proposed (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) VB-G RAM G Act, and the framework can be further scaled up by ...

India’s flagship rural employment programme is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of VB-G RAM G, a redesigned framework aimed at transforming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment ...

However, other experts cautioned against moving too far away from the demand-driven ethos of MGNREGA, saying this could lead ...

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 ...

Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed ...

MGNREGA or the VB-G-RAM-G Act—the policy should not be a continuation of doles and freebies but a pathway to systemic ...

At a workshop organised by the Jharkhand CSO Forum, Hafizul Hassan, Water Resources Minister, Government of Jharkhand, announced a decisive initiative to formulate an inclusive irrigation policy aimed ...

Act (VB-G RAM G), which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), received the President’s assent on Sunday, 21 December, marking the formal transition to a new ...

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday criticised the Modi government at the Centre, alleging it has effectively repealed the MGNREGA by passing the VB-G RAM G Bill in Parliament without any ...

Almost 2,000 new homes have been proposed for a town in 2025 - and next year is likely to see these estates either approved ...

MGNREGA, which was implemented in 2005 to provide a 100-day employment guarantee to unskilled rural workers. By making major changes to the provisions of MGNREGA, the new Act seeks to end the ...

Strong pressure from social movements ensured that the government not only fulfilled its constitutional duties and launched ...