The debate isn't just about rural jobs but fiscal control, political symbolism and whether the Centre's VB-G RAM G model can break structural bottlenecks in Punjab's rural economy ...

As the Modi government introduced the VB G RAM G Bill — Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) in the Lok Sabha, replacing MGNREGA, the Opposition, including the Congress, ...

The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday unanimously resolved to reject the implementation of the recently enacted VB-G-RAM-G Act and legally challenge its validity, alleging that it is “against the spirit ...

Hyderabad: A war of words erupted between Congress and BJP legislators in the assembly over the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

The Opposition INDIA bloc has decided to hold demonstrations at five locations in Puducherry against the Union government’s move to replace the 20-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment ...

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The threat to Fed independence was expected to make financial markets revolt. But they remained poised. There was a reason behind that too. The BJP is now set to form the BMC administration with the ...

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, or MGNREGA, was a constitutional departure in India’s welfare architecture. It transformed employment from a policy preference into a legal ...

What happens when a flagship rights-based social law gets recast in a new bill with a new name? The BJP-led central government’s proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission ...

The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, staged a day-long dharna on Monday against what it described as the Union government’s discriminatory policies ...

High-frequency indicators of November suggest that overall economic activity has held up with demand conditions remaining robust said Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials in the December edition of ...

VB‑G RAM G Bill replaces MGNREGA after President Murmu’s assent Government calls the new law a ‘significant milestone’ as it enhances the statutory wage employment guarantee for rural households to ...