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BJP govt has systematically undermined MGNREGA: Sonia
The Statesman Siliguri
|March 19, 2025
Raising the issue of MGNREGA during Zero Hour in the Upper House, Gandhi said: "I wish to draw the attention of this House to an issue of urgent national importance. The right to employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted by then UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government in 2005 under the leadership of then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh ji. This landmark legislation has been a crucial safety net for millions of rural poor."
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday raised in Rajya Sabha the issues concerning the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and said the BJP-led government at the Centre has "systematically undermined" the scheme.
She also demanded that the ruling dispensation allocate sufficient funding to sustain and expand the scheme, besides increasing the daily minimum wage to Rs 400.
This story is from the March 19, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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