India’s latest rural employment guarantee Act still fails to see women clearly
Beyond the change in name, the most visible shift from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 is the extension of guaranteed employment from 100 to 125 days. The statutory right to wage employment has been retained, and that continuity…