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  Bharat Bandh today: People face inconvenience as strike disrupts government offices

  India | February 12, 2026 16:22 IST

  The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has declared its complete support for the strike, and unions representing agricultural work

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  'Can't reverse gear and go back to past': Kiren Rijiju as Opposition seeks discussion on VB-G RAM G

  India | January 27, 2026 16:04 IST

  The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 marks a major overhaul of India’s rural employment and livelihood framework, formally replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), 2005.

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  Karnataka: Congress to launch statewide protests seeking revival of MGNREGA, says Shivakumar

  Karnataka | January 26, 2026 17:37 IST

  The Karnataka Government had announced that the newly introduced VB-G RAM G Act will not be implemented in the state. The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting held earlier this month.

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  Karnataka refuses to implement VB-G RAM G Act, to challenge it in court: 'Violation of right to work

  Karnataka | January 08, 2026 21:04 IST

  The Cabinet stated that the new provision completely ignores the states, with the Centre unilaterally deciding the terms and conditions while expecting states to contribute 40 per cent of the cost.

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  G RAM G Bill gets Parliament nod after furious debate; replaces MGNREGA; Opposition stages walkout

  India | December 19, 2025 6:56 IST

  Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, presented the bill in the upper house and it was passed by voice note in the absence of Opposition leaders. Opposition members protested in the Well of Rajya Sabha and later staged a walkout.

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  'BJP-RSS conspiracy': Congress plans protest on Wednesday against VB-G RAM-G bill

  India | December 16, 2025 23:32 IST

  KC Venugopal, in a letter to all state Congress presidents, urged them to organise protests at all district headquarters. “These protests must be held with portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, symbolising resistance to the erasure of his name and values," he said.

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  Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over MGNREGA name change: 'Direct insult to ideals of Mahatma Gandhi'

  India | December 16, 2025 16:30 IST

  Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi has always been opposed to the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and has been trying to weaken the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ever since he came to power. The Congress will oppose any such move, he asserted.

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  Centre notifies hike in MGNREGA wage rates for FY25 ahead of Lok Sabha polls | Check revised rates

  India | March 28, 2024 12:48 IST

  The Ministry of Rural Development has notified new wage rates, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of MGNREGA 2005, which will come into effect from April 1, 2024.

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  Weaker section getting relief from MGNREGA to deal with financial crunch: Rahul Gandhi

  India | June 12, 2021 12:21 IST

  Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Centre over scheme for economically weaker section people, adding 'public interest is our responsibility.'

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  Interim Budget 2019: Government allocates Rs 60000 crore for MGNREGA

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:19 IST

  The government on Friday proposed to allocate Rs 60,000 crore for rural employment scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the year 2019-20.

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  MGNREGS: Employment touches five-year high, delayed payments fall

  India | January 07, 2016 15:53 IST

  New Delhi: The erstwhile UPA government's flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is on a revival mode, employment figures relating to the welfare programme over the last two quarters suggest.  According to

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  Mamata Banerjee vows to fight move to dilute MGNREGA Act

  Politics | October 15, 2014 22:27 IST

  Kolkata: Protesting against the Centre's reported move to dilute provisions of the rural work guarantee programme MGNREGA, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday vowed to fight it, saying it would bring disaster to