Governor Haribhau Bagade arrived to deliver his customary address. He inspected the ceremonial Guard of Honour along the porch of the Assembly Complex, where the opposition Congress MLAs held demonstration at the other gate in the premises.
On January 6 last, the special court had instructed Rahul Gandhi to appear in person to despose before the court on the day.
Rijiju said Uttar Pradesh is the largest state and the BJP and the state government will reach out to the public to explain the benefits of the legislation.
He said the renaming and changing its form with 'Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural)' (VB GRAM) the essence of MNREGA has been diluted.
Yadav said this way the states would be forced to abandon the scheme. Furthermore, the BJP government has also deprived hundreds of Gram Panchayats of their budget by reclassifying them into the 'urban category'.
It also approved a special assistance package of Rs 7 lakh for homes completely destroyed in fire incidents.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh will witness massive development.
MNREGA workers, while digging at a cemetery for construction work,found Mughal-era coins at a village, Karunda Choudhar, in the Bijnordistrict.
For 2024-25, a target of 300 lakh labour days has been set, of which, 214.51 lakh labour days have already been earned, he said.
The Congress chief in a post on X wrote, "In 2005, on this day, our Congress-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government enacted Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to ensure ‘Right to Work’ to crores of people in rural India.
