MGNREGA Overhaul under VB-GRAMG: Reforming Rural Employment for Viksit Bharat 2047
The article argues that the proposed overhaul of MGNREGA into VB-GRAMG, aligned with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, is a necessary course correction rather than a dilution of rural welfare. It responds to criticism by highlighting structural weaknesses in the old MGNREGA framework. Despite two decades of operation, only 7.5–8% of households ever completed the guaranteed 100 days of work, and
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