Govt to replace MGNREGA with new rural jobs scheme G RAM G, guarantees 125 days of work at near Rs 96,000 crore budget allocationIndia is launching a new rural employment program, VB-G RAM G, replacing MGNREGA from July 1, 2026. This initiative guarantees 125 days of ...
11 May, 2026, 12.37 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
MGNREGA repeal will take India back to ‘Maharajas’ era, says Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi criticizes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged plan to dismantle MGNREGA. Gandhi claims this move seeks to remove workers' ...
27 Jan, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Punjab Congress to launch statewide movement over MGNREGA issue from January 8The Punjab Congress will initiate a statewide mass movement starting January 8 from Gurdaspur. This action aims to protect the MGNREGA sche...
29 Dec, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
PM suffering from 'acute acronym-itis': Congress' dig after passage of G RAM G BillCongress criticizes PM Modi for "acronym-itis" after Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA. The opposition protested the...
19 Dec, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
Shivraj Singh Chouhan tables G RAM G Bill in Lok Sabha, invokes GandhiMoving the Bill for consideration, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the proposed Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Roz...
18 Dec, 2025, 12.04 AM 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
PM Narendra Modi renaming MGNREGA to claim credit for revolutionary scheme: CongressThe Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to 'Poojya Bapu Gramee...
13 Dec, 2025, 03.35 PM IST
MGNREGA played saviour for millions during COVID, but PM Modi did not acknowledge it: Rahul Gandhi"I was watching during COVID when thousands and thousands of people were left without jobs and MNREGA saved them. Of course, the PM did not...
02 Jul, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
View: ‘Reverse migration’ can be a new engine for growthReverse migration can ensure economic rebalancing between states, transforming industrial landscape.
25 Jun, 2020, 06.02 AM IST
MGNREGA gets additional Rs 6,000 crore; highest ever total allocation in a fiscalOver the last four years the Centre has completed major reforms in the MGNREGA to transform it into a resource for sustainable livelihoods ...
15 Jan, 2019, 10.19 PM IST
Budget 2016: MGNREGA allocation hiked to Rs 38,500 crore, highest ever"Rs 38,500 crore have been allocated for MGNREGA in 2016-17. If the total amount is spent, it will be highest budget spend on MGNREGA," Jai...
29 Feb, 2016, 02.19 PM IST
60% MGNREGA outlay for agriculture, allied activities: GovtReaching out to farmers, the government today said it has decided to mark 60 per cent of expenditure under MGNREGA for agriculture and alli...
08 Feb, 2016, 11.11 PM IST
Modi government takes potshots at UPA over NREGA implementationSudarshan Bhagat said the condition of MGNREGA was "quite pitiable" in the beginning of the 2014-15 when UPA was in power.
02 Feb, 2016, 03.14 PM IST
MGNREGA spending at record high, no cut in allocation: Arun JaitleyJaitley said that while in previous years there has always been lower spending, this fiscal the government has not cut Plan Expenditure as ...
02 Feb, 2016, 02.25 PM IST
SECC data: Congress accuses Narendra Modi of having 'contempt for poor'Congress mounted an attack on PM Modi accusing him of having "contempt for the poor" and alleging that the "suit book ki sarkar" is only fo...
04 Jul, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
- MGNREGA luring away labour from farm fields: Study
Besides creating labour shortage in the agri sector, cost of farm production increased by up to 20% in Karnataka after the implementation o...
12 Feb, 2012, 07.21 PM IST