New Delhi, July 1 -- As the Centre notified the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 on Wednesday, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh alleged "injustice," demanding a hike in daily wages for workers.

In an X post, the Congress leader flagged that the wages, "largely at Rs 300 per day," were lower than Anoop Satpathy Committee's recommendation of Rs 375 per day. He requested the Centre to adopt the recommendation of the Satpathy Committee.

He wrote, "Today, the Modi Government has notified the VB-GRAMG and the daily wage rate due to workers under the scheme. The injustice of the Modi Government's new law aside, the wages due to workers are also unjustifiably low - largely at Rs 300 per day."

"In the 2024 ...