New Wage Programme to Replace MGNREGA, Ends Demand-Driven Model
A proposed wage employment programme that the government plans to introduce in Parliament would end the demand-driven nature of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which it seeks to replace, researchers and labour rights activists have warned. The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, expected to be tabled…