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Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan connected Sunday (January 4, 2025) charged that corruption was rampant nether the MGNREGA, and accused the Congress of spreading misinformation connected the VB-G RAM G scheme.
Addressing a property league successful New Delhi, Mr. Chouhan slammed the Congress for its upcoming run against the VB-G RAM G scheme, and asked wherefore Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was not contiguous successful the Lok Sabha during the statement connected the issue.
"Congress has announced a 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram'. It is really a prevention corruption campaign," helium said.
"MGNREGA had go synonymous with corruption. Under societal audits done by gram sabhas, determination were much than 10, 51,000 complaints. Same enactment was repeated, enactment was done by machine, wealth was siphoned successful the sanction of cleaning canals, roads. Thirty percent workers were supra 60," helium charged.
"Over ₹8,48,000 crore has been fixed nether the Modi authorities portion implicit ₹2 lakh crore was fixed during UPA. Were imperishable assets created? Could the wealth beryllium utilized for development?" helium said.
"Congress is mill of lies. Now they're saying workers won't get work," helium charged
The interests of workers would beryllium amended protected nether the VB-G RAM G, helium asserted.
Mr. Chouhan said successful the adjacent fiscal year, ₹1,51,282 crore would beryllium allocated for the scheme, of which, implicit Rs. 95,600 crore would beryllium the stock of the Centre.
"There is capable wealth for 125 days. It volition besides guarantee improvement of villages," helium added.
Asserting that "VB-G RAM G is simply a amended strategy than MGNREGA," helium said, "My entreaty to the Congress is that it should not dispersed misinformation and lies. Instead, it should convey Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making this strategy better".
The Congress connected Saturday (January 3) announced a nationwide 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' from January 10 to February 25 to request the withdrawal of the VB G-RAM-G Act, restoration of MGNREGA arsenic a rights-based law, the close to work, and the authorization of panchayats.
The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill, oregon VB-G RAM G, was passed with a dependable ballot amid protests successful the Rajya Sabha connected December 18, 2025, hours aft the Lok Sabha cleared it.
On December 21, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Bill, making it an Act, which replaces the agrarian employment law, MGNREGA, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment per agrarian household each fiscal year.
