MGNREGA

End of an era: VB–G RAM G to replace MGNREGA on July 1 as Centre notifies rollout

May 12, 2026 4:13 am

Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB—G RAM G, will increase workdays for rural households to 125 but shift 40% of the cost to the states.

Karnataka to move Supreme Court over MGNREGA repeal, implement action plan for 2026-27

May 08, 2026 8:55 am

H K Patil said that neither was there a gazette notification regarding VB-G RAM G, nor were any rules framed regarding its implementation.

Noida Protests: Why the Indian worker is reaching a breaking point

April 20, 2026 1:06 am

If we continue to view the Noida protests as a 'law and order' problem rather than a cry for human dignity, we are deluding ourselves. It is time to provide India’s working class with fair wages, decent working conditions and the right to organise

In year NDA passed law to replace MGNREGA, 8% dip in families that availed the rural job scheme

April 01, 2026 10:29 am

However, the numbers remain higher than pre-COVID levels at about 5 crore households in 2019–20, after adjusting the national figure of 5.48 crore by excluding West Bengal’s 54.57 lakh.

Sachin Pilot at Idea Exchange: ‘Economic security is sacrosanct. US deal is a mandate, where India is being told what it can and cannot do’

March 02, 2026 7:07 am

Sachin Pilot, former union minister and a prominent face of the Congress party, has recently been appointed senior observer for the Kerala assembly elections, one of the most crucial states for the main Opposition party.

Congress Govt tables MGNREGA resolution in Karnataka Assembly, BJP stages all-night protest seeking resignation of minister Thimmapur

February 04, 2026 1:54 pm

The BJP disrupted the discussion on a resolution tabled by the Congress government seeking the reinstatement of MGNREGA and the repeal of the VB-G RAM G Act.

MGNREGA achieved significant gains, VB-G RAM G represents decisive shift in rural job policy

January 30, 2026 5:10 am

The Survey, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha, also highlighted the need for revival of “village commons”, including grazing fields and water bodies.

Karnataka govt ad on MGNREGA repeal triggers ruckus in Assembly; Opposition MLAs walk out

January 29, 2026 7:30 pm

A front-page ad said VB GRAM G is a death knell to the rural employment guarantee scheme and carried a comic strip featuring a dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and a citizen called ‘Sanghappa’.

At MGNREGA protest, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says all gram panchayats will be named after Gandhi

January 27, 2026 6:53 pm

Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar, and Randeep Singh Surjewala met Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and submitted a memorandum demanding the restoration of the MGNREGA.

MGNREGA repeal: Congress to hold Raj Bhavan Chalo rally in Bengaluru tomorrow

January 26, 2026 7:55 pm

BJP and JD(S) to counter Congress by demonstrating in front of the Gandhi statue in the Vidhana Soudha complex.

Rahul Gandhi says government trying to repeat farm laws mistake with MGNREGA repeal

January 22, 2026 5:25 pm

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi attended the National MGNREGA Workers’ Convention organised by Rachnatmak Congress in New Delhi

MGNREGA Workers Deprived Of Dues, Protest

June 05, 2016 8:52 pm