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flag India's 2025 MGNREGA overhaul sparks backlash over name change, funding shift, and work guarantees.

flag The Indian government’s overhaul of the MGNREGA into the VB-G RAM-G Act, passed in the 2025 Winter Session, has sparked widespread criticism. flag The new law increases guaranteed work days from 100 to 125, shifts funding to a 60:40 central-state ratio, and removes Mahatma Gandhi’s name, drawing opposition from Tamil Nadu and the Congress party. flag Critics, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, argue the changes undermine the program’s demand-driven nature, threaten rural livelihoods, and disproportionately burden states. flag They cite concerns over digital requirements excluding elderly and underserved workers, delays in wage payments, and reduced federal autonomy. flag The Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to restore MGNREGA’s original name, funding, and guarantees.

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