MGNREGS work demand drops 28% in December after law changeAbout 18.44 million people sought the typically unskilled work under the MGNREGS in December, down 28.4% from 25.77 million a year earlier....
01 Jan, 2026, 11.47 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
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
'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
Govt to bring G RAM G Bill to replace MGNREGA; new law to guarantee 125 days of wage employmentA new bill, VB-G RAM G, is set to replace MGNREGA, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment annually to rural households. The legislation i...
16 Dec, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
Govt under fire over new rural employment bill, opposition asks why Mahatma Gandhi's name droppedA new rural employment law is proposed, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The government aims to provid...
15 Dec, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
MGNREGS may not need more funds this fiscalIn a notable change, the government sees no immediate requirement for additional budgets to support the rural employment guarantee scheme. ...
27 Oct, 2025, 01.13 AM 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
Over Rs 44 cr released under MGNREGS so far: Centre tells Lok SabhaThe central government has disbursed Rs 44,323 crore to states and union territories under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gua...
22 Jul, 2025, 06.50 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
Opposition slams Budget as bundle of empty promises, ruling party MPs say it has vision for developed IndiaOpposition MPs in Rajya Sabha criticised the Union Budget for failing to address issues such as unemployment and farmer distress, while BJP...
12 Feb, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Rural Development budget slightly up; MGNREGS allocation unchanged at Rs 86,000 croreThe Rural Development Ministry in India received a budget allocation of Rs 1.88 lakh crore for 2025-26, marking a 5.75% increase from the p...
01 Feb, 2025, 07.41 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
Budget 2025-26: CII calls for cut in excise duty on fuel, consumption vouchers to stir demandUnion Budget: CII recommends lowering excise duty on fuel to boost consumption, reduce inflation, and increase disposable income in its pre...
29 Dec, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Budget 2020 Highlights: This is what you got from Sitharaman's Bahi KhataThe FM, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians & their purchasing power,...
28 Dec, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Severe slowdown: When will the Indian economy recover and how?India’s GDP growth dropped to 4.5% in Q2, a free fall from govt’s call for a double-digit growth.
01 Dec, 2019, 09.56 AM IST
Jaitley’s last 4 Budgets had some common threads: Get your own takeawayIf we go by the last four Budgets, they had it all for farmers, poor and the youth.
31 Jan, 2018, 02.55 PM IST