Scrap VB-G RAM G Act, bring back MGNREGA for rural job rights: Siddaramaiah to Centre

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. File

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Saturday (January 3, 2025) said that his authorities demands the Centre to scrap the caller VB-G RAM G Act and to bring backmost the UPA-era MGNREGA that "gave the close to a occupation to poor, vulnerable, women and tiny farmers" .

He alleged that the caller authorities takes distant the close to livelihood, the powers of panchayats, and added further load connected finances of States.

"The NDA Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has passed a authorities called VB-G RAM G Act, which repealed MGNREGA that gave mediocre and susceptible sections of the society, women, and tiny farmers the close to request enactment astatine their spot [village]. Now successful the caller VB-G RAM G Act, the authorities volition notify successful which Gram Panchayat the enactment should beryllium taken," Mr. Siddaramaiah said.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that some the Congress enactment and the State Government volition instrumentality up the contented simultaneously and asserted, "we volition person an enactment program instantly successful this regard".

"The Congress, on with the public, labourers, and each like-minded, volition combat until the VB-G RAM G Act is withdrawn, arsenic was done successful lawsuit of workplace laws," helium added.

Speaking connected the interaction of the caller legislation, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, "The Modi Government has done 3 things with the VB-G RAM G Act. It has taken distant the right to livelihood of the susceptible sections of society, peculiarly women, the poor, and tiny farmers. It has taken distant the powers of the Panchayat, and it has besides added a fiscal load to the States without immoderate consultation. They person not consulted the radical either," helium added.

The CM said, “The State Government urges the Centre to scrap the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, and bring backmost the UPA-era MGNREGA.” He further added, "We besides impulse to reconstruct people’s close to work, and reconstruct the rights of panchayats to self-govern."

Published - January 03, 2026 04:51 p.m. IST

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