MNREGA

22 Dec

Punjab Chief Minister Mann Criticizes Center’s VB-G RAM G Scheme, Calls MGNREGA Changes an Attack on the Poor

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Chandigarh, December 22, 2025: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann strongly criticized the central government’s decision to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin) scheme on Thursday. The Chief Minister called it a direct attack on the livelihood of the poor, saying the BJP government is removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name and destroying the core spirit of the scheme. Mann announced that the state government will call a special session of the Punjab Assembly in the second week of January to raise the voice of Punjabis on this issue. This decision was made…

21 Dec

Kumari Selja Accuses BJP of Undermining MNREGA, Calls It an Attack on Rural Poor and Gandhian Ideals

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Mumbai/New Delhi, December 21, 2025: Congress leader and AICC General Secretary Kumari Selja on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government, alleging that recent changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) have “destroyed the soul” of the world’s largest employment guarantee programme. Addressing a press conference at the Regional Congress Office in Mumbai, the former Union Minister and Sirsa MP said MNREGA is not merely a welfare scheme but an economic lifeline for crores of rural families. She accused the Modi government of weakening the programme in the name of reforms and called…