India’s flagship rural employment programme is set for a major transformation as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) undergoes a comprehensive overhaul to meet the needs of a changing economy. Under the VB-G RaM G Bill, 2025, the scheme will be renamed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Read More…
In a dramatic late-night session marked by heated exchanges and overnight protests, Parliament has passed the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, formally replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Bill was cleared by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha within hours of each other, Read More…