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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 new logic of rural welfare: Why VB-G RAM G makes sense for a $4 trillion economy

Driving the newsThe MGNREGA – a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #Business #Congress #gramg #karnataka #mahatmagandhi #mgnrega #RAM #shivrajsinghchouhan #soniagandhi #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/334443/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 proposed VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025 raises guaranteed rural work to 125 days, shifts part of the wage burden to states, and allows a pause during peak farm seasons. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/viksit-bharat-vb-g-ram-g-bill-mgnrega-features-bxxwbh4m?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRamGBill #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #Parliament #IndiaNews

The proposed VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025 raises guaranteed rural work to 125 days, shifts part of the wage burden to states, and allows a pause during peak farm seasons. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/viksit-bharat-vb-g-ram-g-bill-mgnrega-features-bxxwbh4m?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRamGBill #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #Parliament #IndiaNews

The proposed VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025 raises guaranteed rural work to 125 days, shifts part of the wage burden to states, and allows a pause during peak farm seasons. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/viksit-bharat-vb-g-ram-g-bill-mgnrega-features-bxxwbh4m?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRamGBill #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #Parliament #IndiaNews

The proposed VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025 raises guaranteed rural work to 125 days, shifts part of the wage burden to states, and allows a pause during peak farm seasons. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/viksit-bharat-vb-g-ram-g-bill-mgnrega-features-bxxwbh4m?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VBGRamGBill #MGNREGA #RuralEmployment #Parliament #IndiaNews

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

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

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

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

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

MGNREGA job card deletions skyrocket! Find out why active workers are being removed & the government`s explanation. Understand the impact, click for details! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/mgnrega-job-card-deletions-surge-vp3w7ybp?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MGNREGA #jobcard #deletion #KYC