VB-G Ram G: President gives assent to Bill; oppn slams new jobs scheme

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu connected Sunday gave assent to the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Bill, 2025, which replaces the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The caller instrumentality aims to supply a statutory warrant of 125 days of wage employment successful a fiscal twelvemonth to each agrarian household whose big members unpaid for unskilled manual work. According to an authoritative statement, the authorities "establishes a modern statutory model aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment per agrarian household whose big members unpaid to bash unskilled manual work."The Lok Sabha passed the measure connected Thursday amid sustained absorption protests that led to repeated disruptions and the adjournment of the House.Opposition parties powerfully criticized the repeal and renaming of MGNREGA. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra accused the authorities of undermining Gandhi’s legacy, saying, “The Bill is destroying the thought of Ram Rajya some successful missive and tone by repealing MGNREGA and renaming the scheme.”