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‘Unfortunate’ to Drop Gandhi’s Name: Shashi Tharoor Slams Centre’s Plan to Replace MGNREGA

Dec 15, 2025

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday criticised the Centre’s proposal to rename and replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), calling the move “unfortunate” and unnecessary, and arguing that Mahatma…
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Centre to Replace MGNREGA With ‘Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)’

Dec 15, 2025

The Narendra Modi-led government is set to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 with a new flagship programme titled Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) under the…
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