The Indian government announced the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, set to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act effective July 1.
This legislation promises rural households 125 days of statutory wage employment, which marks a shift from the previously established 100 days under MGREGA, as part of a 'future-ready' rural transformation.
Critics from opposition parties claim the act further centralizes power and weakens labor rights, despite government assurances of a seamless transition without employment disruption.
(With inputs from agencies.
A person in his 30s who demanded compensation for alleged foreign substances in cup noodles and the absence of meat in stir-fried pork was sentenced to prison in both the first trial and the appel...