'New GRAM Bill Will Undermine MGNREGA Job Guarantee': Priyanka Gandhi
The Centre has introduced the Viksit Bharat-GRAM Bill in Parliament to replace the existing MGNREGA framework with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen). The move has drawn sharp criticism from the Congress, with Priyanka Gandhi warning that the proposed law would weaken the poor's legal right to 100 days of guaranteed employment. She alleged that claims of increased workdays and wages are misleading, payments remain delayed, and the bill curtails the powers of gram panchayats, making it unacceptable in its current form.
