Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
11 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Economic Stabilisation Fund will give fiscal headroom to allow India to respond to global headwinds: FM SitharamanThe Economic Stabilisation Fund will give fiscal headroom to allow India to respond to global headwinds, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama...
13 Mar, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Budget 2026: Over Rs 95,000 crore allocated for VB-G RAM G, MGNREGA gets Rs 30,000 croreThe Centre has allocated Rs 95,692.31 crore for the new VB-G RAM G scheme, set to replace MGNREGA and promise 125 days of work annually. Th...
02 Feb, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
MGNREGA was transformative law, its substitute a flaw: Jairam RameshThe Congress party has strongly criticized the Modi government's new employment scheme. They argue it replaces the successful MGNREGA law w...
02 Feb, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
Budget 2026: After Bihar, focus may shift to poll-bound West Bengal as NDA eyes TMC's throneUnion Budget 2026: In poll-bound West Bengal, Budget 2026 is being watched not for numbers alone but for political intent. For the BJP, eco...
19 Jan, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 explained: What will change for rural employment after MGNREGA?VB G Ram G Bill 2025, is set to replace MGNREGA. It promises 125 days of guaranteed wage employment for rural households. The focus shifts ...
19 Dec, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
G-RAM G: Your two-minute guide to the bill that will replace MGNREGAViksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or G RAM G Bill 2025 was passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday, amid a din by th...
18 Dec, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes G RAM G Bill to replace MGNREGA, proposes 125 days of rural wage employment, amid opposition uproarCentre on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or G RAM G Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha, propo...
18 Dec, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
Get a fix on rural employment schemeThe government has introduced a new bill to replace the MGNREGA. This new scheme, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (...
16 Dec, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
'RAM G Bill will weaken MGNREGA,' says Priyanka Gandhi, calls Modi govt obsessive over renamingCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized the government’s bill to replace MGNREGA, saying it would weaken the Act’s guarantee of 10...
16 Dec, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
New jobs bill sparks row over funding, Gandhi nameA new bill, VB-G RAM G, is set to replace MGNREGA in Parliament. It promises 125 days of wage employment for rural households. The scheme w...
16 Dec, 2025, 12.56 AM IST
VB-G RAM G: Govt to bring new rural employment Bill in Lok Sabha guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment, set to replace MGNREGAA new bill, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, is poised for introduction in the Lok Sabha. T...
15 Dec, 2025, 03.53 PM IST
Parliamentary panel questions rationale behind not increasing MGNREGS allocationA parliamentary panel has raised concerns about the unchanged funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Th...
11 Aug, 2025, 10.50 PM IST
Making cuts in implementation of MGNREGA 'crime against Constitution': Mallikarjun KhargeMallikarjun Kharge alleges that the Modi government aims to dismantle MGNREGA. He claims capping spending is unconstitutional. Kharge quest...
16 Jun, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
Budget 2025: Sitharaman retains rural employment spending at Rs 86,000 cr in FY26India plans to spend 860 billion rupees on its rural jobs guarantee program in the next fiscal year, remaining unchanged from the previous ...
01 Feb, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Budget must increase MGNREGA wages: CongressThe Congress has demanded the Union Budget increase MGNREGA wages to Rs 400 per day and to abandon mandatory Aadhar-based payments. They al...
27 Jan, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
Union Budget will balance fiscal consolidation and growth; capital expenditure likely to rise to Rs11-11.5 lakh cr: ReportThe Union Budget for FY 2025-26 aims for a balance between fiscal consolidation and growth, with increased capital expenditure, reduced fis...
22 Jan, 2025, 08.57 AM IST