The Rajya Sabha after midnight on Friday passed the 2025 Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill to replace the 2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act amid protests by Opposition parties.
It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Thursday, even as Opposition members stormed the well of the Lower House shouting slogans against the Union government for dropping the name of Mahatma Gandhi from the scheme.
The bill will now be sent to the president for assent.
The MGNREGA was introduced in 2005 by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and aimed at enhancing the livelihood security of households in rural areas. The scheme guaranteed 100 days of unskilled work annually for every rural household that wants it, covering all districts in the country.
While the wage bill for the scheme is borne by the Union government, the states share the cost of materials and administrative expenses.
The new bill proposes increasing the number of guaranteed working days to 125 from 100 and raising the state’s share of the costs to 40%.
After the bill was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha, Opposition leaders criticised the Union government for “bulldozing” the draft legislation through the Upper House and held an overnight protest inside the Parliament complex.
In a social media post, Trinamool Congress’ Rajya Sabha...
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