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

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 ...

Despite greater spending and higher wages, however, MGNREGA has not translated into more employment per household.

By replacing MGNREGA’s legal job guarantee with a centrally controlled, budget-capped scheme, the new law has raised concerns ...

The repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and its replacement with another tongue-twister — the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee ...

Parliament Winter Session 2025 saw high productivity as key Bills like VB-G RAM G and SHANTI passed swiftly amid intense ...

Previously, contributing only 25 per cent of material costs, states now face burdens of 40 per cent to 100 per cent of total ...

Despite completing its rollout of a new case management system, Home Office caseworkers are still referring back to data in a ...

As the Centre moves to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, a Forbes India analysis shows a sharp decline in ...

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) took up discussion on Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ...

Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led Centre over the new VB-G RAM G Bill and said removal of Mahatma ...

The Modi government proposes the VB–G Ram G Bill to replace MGNREGA, promising more workdays and tighter digital oversight ...