New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government, alleging that attempts to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are part of a "covert conspiracy" to gradually dismantle the flagship rural employment scheme.
The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a new legislation (VB-G RAM G Act, 2025), passed in the Parliament in the previous session, replaces the MGNREGA.
The new law guarantees 125 days of wage employment for rural households, focusing on infrastructure and asset creation (water, rural infra, livelihood, climate resilience) via technology, with a new 60:40 Centre-State funding for wag...