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'G RAM G Isn't A National Employment Guarantee Law'

'MGNREGA was about a guaranteed right to work.''The new law does not guarantee employment at all.''It removes everything that made MGNREGA a legal guarantee.' IMAGE: Labourers under the Mahatma......

Rural employment bill passed

A landmark bill guaranteeing at least 100 days' employment per year to every rural household was on Tuesday approved by the Lok Sabha, ensuring fulfilment of a major promise of the United......

Budget 2026: VB-G RAM G gets Rs 95,000 cr; MGNREGA Rs 30,000 cr

The total expenditure on the MGNREGA programme, as per the revised estimates from 2025-26, was Rs 88,000 crore, while initially, a sum of Rs 86,000 crore was allocated. IMAGE: Congress workers......

'Priyanka Gandhi is a national leader, not confined to UP alone'

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will continue to feature prominently in all Congress campaigns in Uttar Pradesh but she is a national leader and not confined to the state alone, Uttar Pradesh Congress......

'G-RAM-G Is A Work Guarantee Without Any Guarantee'

'A work guarantee that can be switched off at will is no guarantee at all.' IMAGE: TMC MPs protest over the MGNREGA issue outside Parliament, December 19, 2025. All photographs: ANI Photo The......

Economists urge Modi not to restrict rural employment scheme

A group of leading economists has said the future of India's biggest anti-poverty scheme, which has brought work to millions of impoverished villagers, is under threat and urged the government not......

Centre restarts MGNREGA in West Bengal, but conditions apply

After a gap of more than three years, the central government has agreed to resume the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) works in West Bengal with immediate effect,......

How Winter Session Sets Stage For Budget

Three laws passed in Parliament could boost central revenues, reshape GST cess flows, shift MGNREGA costs to states and create new budget headroom ahead of the 2026-2027 Union Budget, points out A......

Budget 2025: Rs 1.88 lakh crore outlay for rural development

The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. IMAGE: Ministry of Rural......

What India Plans to Focus On At COP30 Summit in Brazil

'At COP30, the emphasis will be on unlocking climate finance, reinforcing the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and building resilience through inclusive transitions and the......

Shami's sister, relatives implicated in alleged MNREGA fraud

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's sister Shabina and her relatives were named in an alleged fraud involving MNREGA. Photograph: BCCI A district-level investigation into an alleged fraud involving Mahatma......

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'G RAM G Isn't A National Employment Guarantee Law'

Rural employment bill passed

Budget 2026: VB-G RAM G gets Rs 95,000 cr; MGNREGA Rs 30,000 cr

'Priyanka Gandhi is a national leader, not confined to UP alone'

'G-RAM-G Is A Work Guarantee Without Any Guarantee'

Economists urge Modi not to restrict rural employment scheme

Centre restarts MGNREGA in West Bengal, but conditions apply

How Winter Session Sets Stage For Budget

Budget 2025: Rs 1.88 lakh crore outlay for rural development

What India Plans to Focus On At COP30 Summit in Brazil

Shami's sister, relatives implicated in alleged MNREGA fraud

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