State Of Play: Modi government replaces MGNREGA at States’ cost

Anusha Ravi Sood explains why the new draft bill is burdening the states while withdrawing the guarantee of work to the vulnerable.

Published Dec 21, 2025 | 10:40 AMUpdated Dec 21, 2025 | 10:40 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once called MGNREGA a monument of UPA’s failure, but now his government is adopting it in a new form as VB G RAM G.

On State Of Play, South First Editor Anusha Ravi Sood explains why the new draft bill is burdening the states while withdrawing the guarantee of work to the vulnerable.

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