The government is expected to launch a nationwide campaign soon to spread awareness about the benefits of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme passed by Parliament.
The Congress Working Committee will meet on December 27 to deliberate on the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the new legislation, VB-G RAM G. The party is reportedly planning to initiate a campaign around the issue. MGNREGA was a flagship scheme introduced by the UPA-I government in 2005.
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In this light, the government may also counter the objections raised by the Congress and its allies. The government has said that the new law will provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work; to promote empowerment, growth, convergence and saturation for a prosperous and resilient rural Bharat.
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