Itanagar, Jan. 7 -- Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and Arunachal East MP Tapir Gao on Wednesday welcomed the NDA government's revised Vikshit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAM-G) Bill, describing it as a major step towards strengthening rural livelihoods and grassroots development.

Addressing a press conference at the State BJP headquarters here, the leaders said the revised bill would significantly enhance rural employment, self-livelihood opportunities and overall development, particularly in remote and border villages of Arunachal Pradesh.

Deputy Chief Minister Mein dismissed the Opposition's claims about any renaming of MGNREGA, and commended the Centre's decision to introduce a...