US Edition‘Dekho O Deewano…’: Tharoor on MGNREGA Renaming to ‘VB-G RAM G’ Bill; Priyanka Objects to Dropping Mahatma Name
The renamed VB-G RAM G Bill guarantees 125 days of wage employment to rural households and aligns with the 'Viksit Bharat 2047' goal, despite opposition protests over Gandhi's name removal.
- On Tuesday, the Cabinet approved a Bill to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission, and Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced it in the Lok Sabha.
- As part of a broader renaming drive, the NDA government promotes Hindi and decolonisation by removing Nehru-Gandhi references and introducing bills like the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, and Kartavya Path .
- The Ministry of Rural Development said states must create schemes within six months targeting four priority verticals, while the Bill links operation to executive notification and proposes 40 per cent financial burden on states.
- Several MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in the Well of the House, opposing the Bill and demanding referral to a parliamentary subcommittee, citing concerns over scheme deterioration.
- Critics warn the Ministry of Rural Development's law aims for Viksit Bharat 2047, but the Congress party alleges the renaming is cosmetic, citing a 32 schemes list and opponents say it burdens poorer states.
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Low Funds, Pending Dues, No Work: How Govt Crippled MGNREGA Before Renaming It
The Narendra Modi-led government on Tuesday,16 December introduced a Bill in the ongoing Parliament session which will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act (MGNREGA) with a new legislative framework, and a new name. The BJP-led Centre has proposed to call it the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB GRAM G Bill, 2025. The proposal has drawn sharp criticism from the Congress, whose U…
Whether it's Gandhi or Ram, MGNREGA needs change
There were loud protests in Lok Sabha when the government on Tuesday introduced the contentious VB-G RAM G BILL which is going to replace the flagship rural job programme MGNREGA. Opposition members protested removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the scheme and questioned the need for diluting the provisions of the scheme. The Viksit Bharat – Guranatee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) , in short, VB-G RAM G Bill seeks to replace Mahatma …
‘Dekho o deewano…’: Tharoor on MGNREGA renaming to ‘VB-G RAM G’ Bill; Priyanka objects to dropping Mahatma name
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a sharp jibe at the Central government, recalling the 1971 Bollywood song from Haré Rama Haré Krishna starring Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman – ‘Dekho o deewano tum ye kaam na karo, Ram ka naam badnaam na karo.’
Congress' countrywide protest on Wednesday against VB-G RAM-G bill replacing MGNREGA
The Congress party is organizing nationwide protests on Wednesday. They are opposing the Centre's new rural employment bill, VB-G RAM G. The party claims this bill is a conspiracy to dismantle MGNREGA. Protests will feature portraits of Mahatma Gandhi. The Congress aims to defend workers' rights and federal responsibility.
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