50Photo1Video© thequint.comGovernment likely to bring Bill to repeal MGNREGA, bring new rural employment law
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The Indian government has announced plans to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025.
This new legislation aims to enhance the rural employment framework by increasing the guaranteed days of wage employment from 100 to 125 days per financial year for rural households whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. The bill is designed to align with the national vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, focusing on rural development and infrastructure improvement according to Hindustan Times.
“ We will strongly oppose this bill. All parties are unanimously opposed to it. This bill will finish off MGNREGA. From whatever perspective you look at the bill, the increasing of work days from 100…
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“ The bill should not be rushed through without proper consultation with the House or any discussion. It ought to be withdrawn, and the government should introduce a new bill,
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“ This is not just about renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. This is a BJP-RSS conspiracy to end MGNREGA. Erasing Gandhi's name on the centenary of the Sangh shows how…
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“ Firstly, the process of renaming schemes costs a lot of money to the country, so I don't understand why they are doing it,
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“ For so many years, you (government) have been reducing funds for MGNREGA; wherever one goes, labourers say money has not come,
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“ For so many years, you (government) have been reducing funds for MGNREGA, wherever one goes, labourers will say money has not come,
Priyanka Gandhi,
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“ So the right of the gram panchayat to decide where to allocate funds and where to get the work done is being snatched away. So from all perspectives we feel this bill is wrong,
Priyanka Gandhi,
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