#mgnrega — Public Fediverse posts

The poor response is attributed to several factors, with uncertainty over pension eligibility emerging as the biggest concern among workers. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/employment-guarantee-scheme-kerala-govts-first-of-its-kind-welfare-fund-board-fails-to-take-off-icbirrdm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RuralJobs #Kerala #VBGRAMG #MGNREGA #RuralDevelopment

VB-G RAM G begins today with higher wage rates, bigger benefits for rural workers and 125 days of guaranteed employment. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/vbg-ram-g-2025-revised-wage-rates-x5ak3b11?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RuralJobs #WageHike #VBGRAMG #MGNREGA #RuralDevelopment

Why we Indians must know of economist Jean Drèze and his work on India’s poverty https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/jean-dreze-wins-2026-global-inequality-research-award-xidz2ucn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JeanDreze #India #Poverty #MGNREGA #FoodSecurity

Bengal resumes 100-day work scheme, gets funds for roads and 10 lakh rural homes. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/west-bengal-rural-development-schemes-update-azdpbnop?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WestBengal #RuralDevelopment #MGNREGA #PMAY #RuralJobs

Congress has criticised the Centre’s new VB-G RAM G Act, set to replace MGNREGA from July 1, calling it a move towards centralisation and weaker rural labour rights, while the government defends it as a major reform https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/congress-slams-vb-g-ram-g-act-mgnrega-replacement-july-rollout-qc2wlvst?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #VBGRAMGAct #Congress #JairamRamesh #RuralEmployment

The Centre has announced that the new Viksit Bharat rural employment law will replace MGNREGA nationwide from July 1, with workers assured of a seamless transition https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/mgnrega-replaced-new-rural-employment-law-july-1-k9b0eoh5?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #India #GovernmentPolicy #RuralDevelopment

During the Parliament Budget Session, Opposition leaders criticised the Centre over state funding, MGNREGA cuts, railway allocations and India’s diplomatic response to the West Asia conflict. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/parliament-budget-session-opposition-criticism-mgnrega-funds-nhi6sxnx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ParliamentBudgetSession #LokSabha #MGNREGA #WestAsiaCrisis

The replacement of #MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G is an important development in #employment #guarantee provisions in #India. In this interview w/ Muhammed Midhilaj (IIT Gandhinagar), welfare economist Jean Drèze (Ranchi University/Delhi School of Economics) discusses this change.

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/01/19/india-repealing-the-employment-guarantee-act/

On February 12, farmers will join the all-India general strike called by central trade unions, demonstrating “unprecedented worker-peasant unity ...

On Jan 16, the farmers’ collective will observe ‘Resistance Day’; will join Feb 12 TU strike against MGNREGA repeal, Electricity Bill, Seeds Bill and Labour Codes.#February12GeneralStrike #Cottonimportduty #TradeUnions #CTUs #LabourCodes #ElectricityBill #MGNREGA #SKM #VB-G-RAM-G
Won’t Tolerate US Arm-Twisting of Indian Farmers, Says SKM; Month-Long Protest Plan | NewsClick

SKM Action Plan · February 12 General Strike · Cotton import duty · Trade Unions · CTUs · Labour Codes · Electricity Bill · MGNREGA · SKM ...

On Jan 16, the farmers’ collective will observe ‘Resistance Day’; will join Feb 12 TU strike against MGNREGA repeal, Electricity Bill, Seeds Bill and Labour Codes.#February12GeneralStrike #Cottonimportduty #TradeUnions #CTUs #LabourCodes #ElectricityBill #MGNREGA #SKM #VB-G-RAM-G
Won’t Tolerate US Arm-Twisting of Indian Farmers, Says SKM; Month-Long Protest Plan | NewsClick

MGNREGA Demolition: Brazen Assault on Constitution

The manner of the Bill’s passage sets an utterly undemocratic precedent: that any right of the people, even when conferred in accordance with provisions of the Constitution, can be snatched by a mere voice vote in Parliament.

by Prabhat Patnaik
December 29, 2025

https://www.newsclick.in/mgnrega-demolition-brazen-assault-constitution

MGNREGA Demolition: Brazen Assault on Constitution

The manner of the Bill’s passage sets an utterly undemocratic precedent: that any right of the people, even when conferred in accordance with provisions of the Constitution, can be snatched by a mere voice vote in Parliament.

by Prabhat Patnaik
December 29, 2025

https://www.newsclick.in/mgnrega-demolition-brazen-assault-constitution

The Congress has announced a nationwide agitation against changes to MGNREGA, with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge accusing the Centre of attacking the poor, states and grassroots democracy. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/will-resist-this-fiercely-congress-announces-nationwide-movement-against-changes-made-to-mgnrega-dsld5j5l?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #Congress #RahulGandhi #MallikarjunKharge #Breaking

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the Centre over the newly-passed VB-G RAM-G law, alleging that the Modi government is ‘destroying MGNREGA’ and forcing poor villagers and farm workers into ‘slavery’ for the rich. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/mallikarjun-kharge-slams-centre-vb-g-ram-g-law-mgnrega-funding-wdoj0dpa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Congress #MallikarjunKharge #VBGRAMG #India #MGNREGA

She alleged that the government had recently “run a bulldozer over MGNREGA”, claiming that Mahatma Gandhi’s name had been removed and the structure of the scheme altered arbitrarily https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/sonia-gandhi-mgnrega-black-law-protest-vlx9m6h4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mgnrega #soniagandhi #mahatma

🔴 MGNREGA पर सियासी संग्राम
राहुल गांधी का आरोप — मोदी सरकार ने एक ही दिन में 20 साल की MGNREGA को खत्म कर दिया।
VB-G RAM G बिल को लेकर विपक्ष का तीखा हमला।
👉 पूरी खबर पढ़ें: https://zurl.co/4F9G8
#MGNREGA #RahulGandhi📢

Anti-village, anti-poor? Rahul Gandhi warns Modi govt’s new scheme cuts rural India’s lifeline https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/opposition-slams-vb-g-ram-g-bill-rural-jobs-mgnrega-risk-mnr2cloj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBRAMGBill #MGNREGA #RuralIndia #RahulGandhi #ModiGovernment

Tharoor shares Rahul Gandhi’s post slamming Modi govt on MGNREGA amid Congress criticism. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/congress-shashi-tharoor-shares-rahul-gandhi-post-slamming-bjp-led-narendra-modi-govt-on-mgnrega-amid-insider-criticism-e7km9bhr?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #shashitharoor #RahulGandhi #congress #modi #MGNREGA

Kerala finance minister warns Centre’s employment guarantee scheme changes could strain states and weaken rural livelihoods https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-fm-mgnrega-changes-impact-states-jrd2e96o?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kerala #MGNREGA #Employment #KNBalagopal

The bill is designed to be both worker-friendly and farmer-friendly, while strengthening decentralised planning and cooperative federalism https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/vbg-ram-g-bill-modi-govt-responds-to-4-key-myths-about-mgnrega-ipit5m8q?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRAMG #ViksitBharatG_RAM_G #RuralEmployment #MGNREGA

Kangana Ranaut hails Lok Sabha's passage of the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Bill, calling it a milestone towards Ram Rajya during India's Golden Amrit Kaal. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/kangana-ranaut-praises-ram-rajya-bill-gljc1b8u?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GRamGBill #KanganaRanaut #LokSabha #MGNREGA

🧩 राजनीति में नया संकेत?
📌 चंद्रबाबू नायडू ने किया मनरेगा का ज़िक्र
🤝 एनडीए में नीतिगत मतभेद की चर्चा
🌾 ग्रामीण रोजगार फिर बना बड़ा मुद्दा
https://zurl.co/kWpd2
#ChandrababuNaidu #MGNREGA

🏛️ मनरेगा की जगह नया कानून?
📜 ‘वीबी–जी राम जी’ बिल संसद में पेश
👷 125 दिन रोज़गार का प्रस्ताव
⚖️ विपक्ष ने उठाए अधिकार और फंडिंग पर सवाल
🗳️ ग्रामीण भारत पर पड़ेगा बड़ा असर
https://zurl.co/bR7Vl
#VBGRamJi #MGNREGA

Proposed MGNREGS changes trigger concerns in Kerala over budget cuts, central control and reduced employment guarantee. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/budget-cuts-tighter-control-rising-costs-and-more-why-kerala-govt-is-concerned-over-mgnregs-revamp-ehu6uwne?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #VBGRAMG #Kerala

‘This is a moral fight’: Kharge announces nationwide protests amid National Herald relief and MGNREGA row https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/this-is-a-moral-fight-kharge-announces-nationwide-protests-amid-national-herald-relief-and-mgnrega-row-wyiko6ji?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NationalHeraldCase #MallikarjunKharge #CongressProtests #MGNREGA

‘This is a moral fight’: Kharge announces nationwide protests amid National Herald relief and MGNREGA row https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/this-is-a-moral-fight-kharge-announces-nationwide-protests-amid-national-herald-relief-and-mgnrega-row-wyiko6ji?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NationalHeraldCase #MallikarjunKharge #CongressProtests #MGNREGA

‘This is a moral fight’: Kharge announces nationwide protests amid National Herald relief and MGNREGA row https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/this-is-a-moral-fight-kharge-announces-nationwide-protests-amid-national-herald-relief-and-mgnrega-row-wyiko6ji?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NationalHeraldCase #MallikarjunKharge #CongressProtests #MGNREGA

Rahul Gandhi criticizes the VB-G RAM G Bill, calling it an insult to Mahatma Gandhi and a threat to rural livelihoods https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/an-insult-to-mahatma-gandhi-rahul-gandhi-slams-vb-g-ram-g-bill-plr5qx08?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RahulGandhi #MGNREGA #RuralEmploymentBill

Ohh, looks like "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme" is now proposed to be renamed as "Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act", or VB–G RAM G Act!

And as I predicted, it is no longer a right or a guarantee, it is now simply alms thrown by the government to the people. In the words of CPI(M) MP John Brittas:

VB–G RAM G Bill repealing MGNREGA: removing Mahatma Gandhi was only the trailer. The real damage is deeper.

Govt removed the soul of a rights-based guarantee law and replaced it with a conditional, centrally controlled scheme stacked against States & workers.

“125 days” is the headline. 60:40 is the fine print - MGNREGA was a fully centrally funded one for unskilled wages; G RAM G downgrades it with States to bear 40%. States will now have to shell out around Rs. 50,000+ crore. Kerala alone will have to bear an additional 2,000–2,500 crore. Cost-shifting by stealth, not reform. This is the new federalism: States pay more, Centre walks away, yet claims the credit.

MGNREGA was demand-driven: if a worker asked for work, the Centre had to pay - G RAM G replaces this with Centre’s pre-fixed normative allocations & ceilings. When funds run out, rights run out. A legal employment guarantee is reduced to a centrally managed publicity scheme at the expense of States.

Panchayats sidelined, dashboards empowered - MGNREGA trusted Gram Sabhas & Panchayats to plan works based on local needs - G RAM G mandates GIS tools, PM Gati Shakti layers & central digital stacks. Local priorities are filtered through a Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack. It makes biometrics, geo-tagging, dashboards & AI audits statutory. For millions of rural workers, tech failures mean exclusion without appeal.
Decentralisation replaced by centralised templates; People become data points.

Worse, G RAM G mandates suspension of work for up to 60 days every year in the name of agricultural seasons. Employment guarantee or labour control? Scheme labourers are legally told: Don’t work. Don’t earn. Wait. Stopping public works to push labour into private farms is not welfare - it is state-managed labour supply, stripping workers of wages, choice and dignity.

G RAM G stands for central control, State funds & conditional rights. Same workers. Less rights. More burden. This Bill doesn’t reform MGNREGA - it dismantles it fiscally, institutionally and morally.

Bottom line: In the name of RAM, the States and poor are penalised, short-changed and fiscally sacrificed.

The Indian government has renamed the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme" to "Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana" - sigh!

While translating the other words to Hindi/Sanskrit (their usual obsession), the Indian fascists have cleverly removed the word "Guarantee" (or its Hindi/Sanskrit translation) from the name of the scheme. So I guess now it formally is just part of an alms package, to be offered and withdrawn at the government's will.

They also replaced the words "Mahatma Gandhi" with "Pujya Bapu" - which fucking Bapu is this? Asaram?

I guess people will simply shorten the new name to "PuBG Rozana".

@meetdheeraj

All the PM’s Men: 13 Issues that Tell Us How the PMO Helps Modi Run a Presidential Govt

Those who are appointed to Modi’s office ensure that the spotlight remains only on the PM, in times of crisis – as the rescuer – and when the going is good.

#PMO #NarendraModi #governance #RafaelDeal #qatar #RamTemple #GST #MGNREGA #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #article370abrogation #kashmir #CAG #FodderScam #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/government/prime-ministers-office-ifs-officer-modi

TN Budget 2024 Highlights: State govt focuses on welfare and higher education

Tamil Nadu’s budget for the financial year 2024-25 was presented on Monday, February 19 by Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu.

#TamilNadu #TNBudget2024 #HigherEducation #welfare #NorthChennai #MGNREGA #trans #LGBTQIA #LGBT #keezhadi #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/tn-budget-2024-highlights-state-govt-focuses-on-welfare-and-higher-education

A New Dawn? Can India Reverse Its Staggering Inequality?

How long will India’s working people live with a policy regime that concentrates unimaginable levels of wealth in a few hands and leaves millions of people struggling for food, healthcare, decent schooling, work, and pensions when they age? asks Harsh Mander. (Article from February 2023)

#poverty #inequality #hunger #starvation #malnutrition #malnourishment #labour #economy #MGNREGA #wealth #billionaires #BJP #india

https://www.theindiaforum.in/public-policy/new-dawn-can-india-reverse-its-staggering-inequality

Sharp Fall in Number of MGNREGA Workers in Telangana After Union’s Push Towards Aadhaar-Based Pay

According to experts, the deletion of job cards outnumbered the additions under the scheme because of the new norm.

#telangana #MGNREGA #aadhaar #ABPS #labour #jobs #NPCI #AadhaarLinking #UIDAI #livelihood #india

https://thewire.in/labour/sharp-fall-in-number-of-mgnrega-workers-in-telangana-after-unions-push-towards-aadhaar-based-pay

#cartoon by #PenPencilDraw

#MGNREGS #MGNREGA #aadhaar #DigitalIndia #UIDAI #india

How Aadhaar is strangling MGNREGA in a Maharashtra district and pushing workers to migrate

Poor villagers are struggling to meet the stringent Aadhaar-linking requirements to get wages, leaving many with no choice but to leave home.

#aadhaar #MGNREGA #maharashtra #palghar #wages #LabourRights #AEPS #AadhaarLinking #BJPStates #india

https://scroll.in/article/1062358/how-aadhaar-is-strangling-mgnrega-in-a-maharashtra-district-and-pushing-workers-to-migrate

Aadhaar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers

The Centre mandates payment of all MGNREGA wages through an Aadhaar-based system though 34.8% of registered workers and 12.7% of active workers are not eligible; 7.6 crore workers deleted since April 2022.

#MGNREGA #aadhaar #ABPS #MGNREGS #wages #labour #UIDAI #unemployment #LabourRights #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-year-new-rule-for-mgnrega-workers/article67692863.ece

Average 30 Farmer Suicides Per Day in Modi Govt Years Points to a Systemic Apathy

The attempt by neoliberal governance has been to steadily depoliticise farmers' suicides and strip them of any deeper messaging. Analysis by Anirban Bhattacharya, Pranay Raj and Nancy Pathak.

#farmers #FarmerSuicides #maharashtra #agriculture #BJP #NarendraModi #poverty #MGNREGA #PMKisan #PMFBY #india

TW: suicide

https://thewire.in/agriculture/average-30-farmer-suicides-per-day-in-modi-govt-years-points-to-a-systemic-apathy

No CAG Performance Audit of MGNREGA for 10 Years Poses Serious Questions

CAG’s performance audits examine the extent to which an activity, programme or organisation operates economically, efficiently and effectively.

#MGNREGA #CAG #GovtSchemes #welfare #india

https://thewire.in/government/cag-audit-mgnrega-10-years-serious-questions

‘Struggling to buy even soap’: Their wages unpaid, Bengal MNREGA workers being pushed into poverty

Hundreds of workers protested in Delhi last week against the Centre’s decision to block funds to the state since December 2021.

#WestBengal #MGNREGA #wages #labour #labor #LabourRights #TMC #BJP #UnionGovt #india

https://scroll.in/article/1057201/struggling-to-buy-even-soap-bengal-mnrega-workers-waiting-for-wages-being-pushed-into-poverty

‘Weren’t paid a paisa for our labour:’ MGNREGA workers from West Bengal ready to protest today

A temporary tent has been set up to house the 4,000-odd beneficiaries and party members, mattresses line the floor as far as the eye can see and fans whir fruitlessly trying to beat the humid September afternoon heat.

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/werent-paid-a-paisa-for-our-labour-mgnrega-workers-from-west-bengal-ready-to-protest-today-8965829/

#WestBengal #MGNREGA #agriculture #farmers #wages #governance #rights #WelfareSchemes #UnionGovt #india

Social Audit Units Under NREGA in Dismal State

The social audit units, which are meant to detect any cases of malpractice, are suffering because they are fund-starved and do not have trained or adequate personnel working for them.

https://thewire.in/government/social-audit-units-nrega-dismal-state

#NREGA #MGNREGA #SocialAuditUnits #RuralDevelopment #economy #welfare #corruption #BJPStates #india

Narendra Modi's Decade in Power Has Brought a Shrinking Welfare Landscape to India

Declining allocations on social welfare spending, and neglect of existing schemes and programmes, underscore how welfare has come to be constrained in the past ten years.

https://thewire.in/economy/narendra-modis-decade-in-power-has-brought-a-shrinking-welfare-landscape-to-india

#welfare #poverty #inequality #economy #UnionGovtSchemes #MGNREGA #FoodSecurity #NationalHealthMission #WelfareSchemes #governance #india

“No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food”

Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in “Digital India”.

https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/06/14/no-internet-means-no-work-no-pay-no-food/internet-shutdowns-deny-access-basic

#InternetShutdowns #DigitalIndia #censorship #kashmir #haryana #rajasthan #manipur #poverty #livelihood #inequality #MGNREGA #technology #connectivity #HRW #IFF #BasicRights #india

Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s

Amid India’s digital infra push, Moody’s says the world’s largest digital ID programme often denies service to users; it questions reliability of biometric technology, warns of privacy and security risks.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amid-indias-global-digital-public-infrastructure-pitch-moodys-questions-aadhaar-efficacy/article67342025.ece

#aadhaar #moodys #DigitalID #identity #biometrics #AEPS #ABPS #MGNREGA #privacy #security #PersonalData #technology #UIDAI #india

Now, drones to monitor MGNREGA worksites

Union government SOP permits drone usage for investigating corruption complaints or other violations at MGNREGA worksites; States will not get additional funds for drones.

#MGNREGA #labour #drones #surveillance #labor #UnionGovt #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drones-to-monitor-mgnrega-worksites/article67205578.ece

Aadhaar-based MGNREGA payment causing delays in wages, non-disbursal

Workers contracted under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Telangana plan to stage state-wide protests against the new Aadhaar-based wage payment and app-based attendance systems.

#MGNREGA #MGNREGS #aadhaar #wages #labour #labor #employment #economy #NMMS #ABPS #UIDAI #UnionGovt #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aadhaar-based-mgnrega-payment-causing-delays-wages-non-disbursal-178064

Loopholes in the NMMS App, Aadhaar-Based Payment System Delaying MGNREGA Workers’ Wages: Report

The labourers who work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme are bearing the brunt of the Union government's push for technology coupled with a lack of digital infrastructure.

#MGNREGA #NMMS #aadhaar #AEPS #labour #employment #LabourRights #technology #exclusion #MGNREGS #NREGA #UnionGovt #india

https://thewire.in/rights/mgnrega-workers-wages-nmms-app-aadhaar-based-payment-system

How An Aadhaar Fraud Forces The Poor Into Paying For Welfare Schemes They Do Not Want

Across India, banks are enrolling account-holders in social security schemes without their assent. Kiosk operators or banks’ business correspondents deceitfully obtain customers’ fingerprints for authentication via the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System, thus imposing the Narendra Modi government’s welfare schemes on the rural poor. Kiosk operators allege that banks pressurise them to enrol customers, by hook or crook, in the government’s life insurance, accident insurance and pension schemes.

#aadhaar #UID #identification #exclusion #DigitalDivide #welfare #poverty #privacy #banking #biometrics #security #PMJDY #PMSBY #governance #AEPS #UIDAI #MGNREGA #employment #UnionGovt #india

https://article-14.com/post/how-an-aadhaar-fraud-forces-the-poor-into-paying-for-welfare-schemes-they-do-not-want-63f57eb9e8d15