‘16.12 crore people lost jobs after Centre scrapped MGNREGA’, claims Karnataka CM Siddaramiah
According to the Karnataka CM, 53 per cent of them are women and 28 per cent belong to the Scheduled Castes community.
According to the Karnataka CM, 53 per cent of them are women and 28 per cent belong to the Scheduled Castes community.
Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Central Government to withdraw the newly enacted The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025.
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.
With this, Tamil Nadu has joined the list of Opposition-rules states like Punjab, Telangana, and Karnataka which have passed resolutions against the VB-G RAM G Act, alleging that the new model sounded a death knell for the programme.
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.
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.
Several commentators and opposition leaders have sought to trivialize the reform undertaken for the rural employment guarantee scheme as a mere attempt to change the name and dispense with Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the title.
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 Union Minister assured that all necessary clauses and provisions have been included in the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, in a legitimate manner.
