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Telangana Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister, Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka), connected Monday (December 22, 2025) said it was the corporate work of the radical to support the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), terming it a lifeline for crores of mediocre families crossed the country. She besides added that protestation rallies would besides beryllium organised successful villages crossed the State with the information of recently elected sarpanches and ward members connected December 27 oregon 28.
Addressing a property league astatine Gandhi Bhavan successful Hyderabad on with Congress Working Committee (CWC) subordinate Koppula Raju, the Minister said the Congress would powerfully reason the projected Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika (Gramin) Mission (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which seeks to regenerate MGNREGA. She announced that resolutions would beryllium passed successful villages opposing the determination and sent to the Centre.
“If the Employment Guarantee Act is repealed, determination volition beryllium nary enactment for labourers successful villages, forcing them to migrate and enactment for firm entities astatine debased wages,” she alleged.
Accusing the BJP led Centre of undermining the scheme, the Minister said removing Mahatma Gandhi’s sanction from the Employment Guarantee Act was “regrettable” and amounted to an effort to erase the bequest of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Recalling the origins of the scheme, Koppula Raju said the Employment Guarantee Act was notified successful September 2005 and launched connected February 2, 2006, successful Anantapur. He said the instrumentality was implemented strictly during the tenure of the past Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, ensuring assured employment and wages for agrarian households.
