US EditionVB-G RAM G Bill: New Era of Rural Employment
The bill increases guaranteed rural workdays to 125 and raises state cost share to 40%, drawing opposition over financial burden and dropping Mahatma Gandhi's name.
- On Thursday , the Lok Sabha passed the 2025 Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill by voice vote amid Opposition uproar as MPs tore and flung copies during protests.
- The government says the overhaul centralises allocations by letting the Union government set state-wise funds and notify areas for implementation, framing it as fixing MGNREGA shortcomings.
- After an eight-hour debate, 98 members spoke late into the night, while Opposition MPs tore and flung copies of the Bill, with critics noting `guarantee` appears 92 times but budget control remains.
- State governments face financial responsibility for unemployment allowances while the Centre covers costs in Union Territories without legislature; the bill must clear the Rajya Sabha before presidential assent.
- Critics warn the draft is anti-women, with Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh highlighting Kerala's 90% female workforce, while Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, expressed `deep shame` over the name removal.
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Lok Sabha passes VB–G RAM G Bill 2025, sparks political clash over rural job guarantee rights
The Lok Sabha passed the VB–G RAM G Bill 2025, replacing MGNREGA with a new rural employment scheme. The Bill increases guaranteed workdays from 100 to 125 but changes funding, with the Centre providing 60% and states 40% of total costs. Opposition MPs protested the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name, raised concerns over reduced job security, and warned of economic burdens on states. Trinamool Congress launched a 12-hour dharna, while Congress le…
G RAM G bill: Opposition sits on overnight protest in parliament
New Delhi: Opposition leaders staged a 12-hour overnight protest dharna in Parliament complex on Thursday night, while protesting against the passage of the VB-G RAM G bill that seeks to replace the MGNREGA rural employment programme and said they would take to the streets across the country. Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose accused the Union government of bulldozing the VB- G RAM G bill, as opposition MPs sat on a 12-…
VB-G RAM G Bill: New Era of Rural Employment
VB-G RAM G Bill: New Era of Rural Employment In a significant legislative move, Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, a new initiative aimed at revamping rural employment by extending 125 days of guaranteed wage work annually. The bill replaces the two-decade-old MGNREGA, amidst heated opposition protests and objections to omitting Mahatma Gandhi's name from the scheme.Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan defended the bill, stating it addresses…
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