MGNREGA

'Hidden assault on MGNREGA, livelihood of poor under threat:' KP slams Centre over VB-G RAM G

December 27, 2025 9:17 am

KP appealed to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government to firmly reject the Centre’s move in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha session, assuring that Congress would extend full support on this issue in the larger interest of the poor.

CWC meeting today: Why Congress is turning MGNREGA into its next big political fight

December 27, 2025 7:40 am

With its legacy achievement renamed and ‘vote chori’ failing to strike a chord, Congress’s top decision-making body will brainstorm how to make a pivot and corner the BJP government over the rural jobs scheme.

G RAM G propagation: Punjab defies Centre diktat, won’t hold gram sabhas today

December 26, 2025 9:24 am

The offensive against the Centre will be launched by AAP government with a presser by the department minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond. After that the AAP government will take it to special session of Vidhan Sabha, being convened on December 30, and table a resolution against it.

VB-G RAM G marks a breach of contract between the poorest citizen and the republic

December 25, 2025 2:23 pm

Among the most significant structural changes in the VB-G RAM G is the shift from unconditional, demand-driven obligation to budget-capped provisioning, with the states bearing a 40 per cent share of expenditure

How VB – G RAM G Act, which replaces MGNREGA, affects states’ finances

December 25, 2025 10:55 am

The 60-40 cost sharing ratio between the Centre and states, combined with fixed annual normative allocations, places a significantly larger fiscal burden on states compared to MGNREGA

New jobs law reverses hard-won gains on rural equality

December 24, 2025 4:40 pm

Since there was no opportunity for a meaningful discussion on the Bill before its passage, it is necessary to seriously engage with the clarifications and response of Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in this newspaper

Decode Politics: In MGNREGA shadow, why G Ram G Act may face a bumpy road ahead

December 24, 2025 7:47 am

The Act's contentious provisions may have a bearing on the performance of the new rural job guarantee scheme besides having significant fiscal implications for several cash-strapped states

New avatar of MGNREGA scheme: As Centre orders mandatory gram sabha on Dec 26, Punjab yet to make a decision

December 23, 2025 4:19 pm

The states would not be able to fund it. How will Punjab pay Rs 800 crore if an amount of Rs 2000 crore is to be spent?” He asked.

From the Urdu Press: 'Nitish must apologise over hijab row, BJP must rein in Giriraj'; 'BJP eyes power in BMC'

December 23, 2025 3:52 pm

“There has been a slew of schemes... renamed by the Modi government over the last 11 years, which betrayed its failings... merely replacing schemes by renaming them does not mean governance,” says Munsif

MGNREGA gave Indians dignity. New job guarantee scheme keeps its core – but makes some mistakes

December 22, 2025 6:36 pm

That the government has kept this core element in the new rural job guarantee framework and has enhanced the guaranteed days of employment to 125 from 100 is welcome. But, transferring the burden of the scheme's funding to states and pausing employment guarantee during the peak agriculture season are not good ideas

MGNREGA Workers Deprived Of Dues, Protest

June 05, 2016 8:52 pm