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Economists, activists oppose proposed legislation
Hindustan Times Pune
|December 18, 2025
Economists and social rights activists on Wednesday opposed the Centre's proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB 'G RAM G') Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and called for a nationwide protest against the legislation on December 19.
At a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, the speakers said the proposed bill weakens MGNREGA's core promise of a guaranteed right to work, turning a legal entitlement into a government-run scheme that depends on the Centre's discretion. The press conference was led by economists Jean Dreze, Prabhat Patnaik and Jayati Ghosh, along with political workers Yogendra Yadav and Annie Raja, and labour leaders B Venkat of the AIAWU and
This story is from the December 18, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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