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Sign in to searchSummary of Important News Items and Editorials-45
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-45
THE HINDU DATED 16TH DECEMBER 2025.
1. Supply-Driven Job Guarantee and the End of Rights-Based MGNREGA
The Union government’s proposal to replace MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) marks a fundamental shift in rural employment policy. The scheme moves from a demand-driven, rights-based framework to a supply-driven model with capped allocations decided by the Centre. While guaranteed workdays are increased from 100 to 125, States’ financial contribution rises sharply, and the Centre gains control over notified areas and timing of work. The government’s logic is that rural India has undergone socio-economic transformation and requires efficiency and technological integration. Critics argue that this dilutes the “right to work,” undermines decentralisation, and burdens States fiscally. The editorial concern lies in centralisation and erosion of entitlements that empowered rural households for two decades. The broader issue is whether welfare should remain an enforceable right or become an administratively rationed benefit.
2. SHANTI Bill and Opening India’s Nuclear Sector to Private Players
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The Hindu editorial summary analyzing key policy shifts: MGNREGA's replacement, nuclear sector privatization via SHANTI Bill, gubernatorial limits, and UGC restructuring.
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