Modi government destroyed ‘lifeline of poor’ MGNREGA; conspired to snatch employment guarantee: Congress
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X, which claimed that the job card holders in Ballia district are becoming disillusioned with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a trend clearly reflected in departmental statistics
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the Congress accused the Modi government of dismantling a crucial safety net for India's impoverished citizens, the MGNREGA, and accused the administration of scheming to strip the poor of their meager earnings to enrich cronies. Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh highlighted a media report on X, which revealed that job card holders in Ballia district were growing increasingly disillusioned with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), a development backed by departmental statistics.
Ramesh asserted that the Modi government's destruction of the MGNREGA was merely a ploy to fill its coffers. The Congress party had previously demanded the scrapping of the rural employment scheme, advocating for a more robust MGNREGA with wages commensurate with inflation, as recommended by Dr. Anoop Satpathy's 2019 expert committee.
The VB-G RAM G Act replaced the MGNREGA on July 1, 2026, and Ramesh argued that the new law's provisions were unfairly low.
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