Congress criticizes Modi government for underfunding MGNREGA, leaving rural families uncertain about future work opportunities.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Congress criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for ‘making a mockery’ of the scheme by ‘chronically underfunding’ it over the last 11 years of the BJP tenure at the Centre.
In a long post on X on Friday (September 5. 2025), Congress’s general secretary (communications) and former Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the scheme stared at a very “uncertain future”.
Congress criticizes the Modi government's new scheme as a flawed replacement for MGNREGA, undermining rural employment rights.
Congress criticizes the Modi government for dismantling MGNREGA, transforming it from a right into a budget-dependent scheme.
Youth Congress criticizes the Centre for undermining MGNREGA, claiming it jeopardizes employment opportunities in rural areas.
Congress criticizes the government for deleting 27 lakh MGNREGA workers, accusing it of undermining rural employment rights.
Chouhan criticizes Congress for politicizing rural jobs scheme while defending the enhanced provisions of the new G-Ram-G Act.
Congress criticizes Modi government for renaming MGNREGA, questioning the need to remove Mahatma Gandhi's name from the scheme.
