The Congress on Monday intensified its attack on the Centre over the proposed rollout of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, accusing the Narendra Modi government of attempting to centralise authority and dilute the legal protections available to rural workers under MGNREGA.
Jharkhand on Saturday raised concerns over pending MGNREGA dues, low wage rates and the proposed funding pattern under the Centre’s new rural scheme during a virtual meeting chaired by Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Jharkhand Rural Development, Rural Works and Panchayati Raj Minister Dipika Pandey Singh on Wednesday said the state would oppose any move to dilute the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
A Lok Sabha reply says the Centre is awaiting West Bengal’s labour budget proposal under MGNREGA, sparking a political exchange after BJP leader Amit Malviya cited the document.
According to the Karnataka CM, 53 per cent of them are women and 28 per cent belong to the Scheduled Castes community.
In the vast expanse of India’s rural heartland, where the rhythm of life still pulses to the beat of monsoons and harvests, a seismic policy shift is underway.
India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat @2047 cannot be charted on the strength of urban growth alone. Nearly two-thirds of the country’s population still lives in rural and semi-rural areas, and their productivity, incomes, and resilience will determine whether India’s economic rise is inclusive and sustainable.
The decision was taken at a meeting of board and corporation office-bearers, frontal organisation leaders and departmental heads held at the Congress Bhavan here under the chairmanship state Congress president Keshav Mahato Kamlesh.
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 states through their own contribution, according to a report by State Bank of India (SBI).
The BJP, however, rejected the Congress’s assertions. State BJP spokesperson Ajay Sah accused the Congress of repeatedly undermining democratic institutions and functioning as a family-centric organisation.
