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 ...

India’s flagship rural employment programme is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of VB-G RAM G, a redesigned ...

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

Modi government's VB G RAM G Bill replaces MGNREGA, raising job days from 100 to 125, boosting tech-driven transparency, and enhancing state flexibility amid Opposition protests.

A preview of the critical changes is essential for understanding the concerns. One, the statutory guarantee remains, raising ...

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

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

The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament will be remembered as the legislative crucible where the blueprint for a self-reliant India was forged into law.

The new law concentrates decision-making power with the Centre and shifts financial responsibility to statesThe new Bill dilutes MGNREGA’s rights-based framework, weakening protections for women, ...

MGNREGA empowered citizens to engage the state on equal terms. VB-GRAMG recasts them as labharthis, who must prove eligibility to receive the largesse of a benevolent leader.

The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha condemns the proposed Viksit Bharat - Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) that seeks to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural ...

The signatories argue that the new Act is based on an incomplete and flawed diagnosis of the problems facing MGNREGA and that ...