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MGNREGA was India’s climate safety net. VB-GRAMG takes that away

Erratic rainfall, prolonged heat, groundwater depletion, and volatile farm incomes are becoming structural features of rural ...

Punjab, VB–G RAM G and limits of a ‘special session’

Punjab is about 2.3% of India’s population, yet in 2024-25, it generated roughly 309 lakh person-days — about 1.1% of the ...
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Congress to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao Andolan’ on 5 January against Modi govt’s VB-G RAM G law

Mallikarjun Kharge says scrapping MGNREGA was one-sided decision taken by govt without consulting stakeholders including ...

VB-G-RAM-G Vs MGNREGA – Hard Facts

The author argues that VB-G-RAM-G strengthens, not scraps, MGNREGA by expanding job guarantees, curbing leakages, creating ...

India’s rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that’s about to weaken

Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed ...

The new logic of rural welfare: Why VB-G RAM G makes sense for a $4 trillion economy

Driving the newsThe MGNREGA - a flagship UPA-era program that guaranteed 100 days of wage employment to rural households - ...

Did MGNREGA act as safety net for casual labour during sowing, harvest?

Civil society groups say the VB-G RAM G Bill could weaken casual labour's bargaining power, as MGNREGA served as a safety net ...

VB-G RAM G Act is not demolition of MGNREGA but overdue repair: BJP rebuts Sonia Gandhi's allegations

BJP defends VB-G RAM G Act, calling it necessary reform, countering Sonia Gandhi's claims of MGNREGA's demolition as ...

VB-G RAM–G Bill signals shift in rural jobs funding, experts raise questions on states’ capacity

Unlike MGNREGA’s Centre-heavy financing, the proposed VB-G RAM–G framework introduces a 60:40 funding model, shifting greater ...

MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G Bill: Major changes you all need to know

To know all the key comparisons between the MGNREGA and VB-G RAM G job guarantee scheme and their impacts, the MGNREGA, the ...
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Why VB- G RAM G represents a superior version of India’s workfare program

Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural ...
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VB-G RAM G Bill Explained: Will it Replace MGNREGA?

The government wants to reshape rural employment through a new mission. Here’s why the VB-G RAM G Bill has sparked national ...