India, Feb. 16 -- Activists condemn repeal of India's rural jobs guarantee law, MGNREGA

Scheme had guaranteed 100 days of demand-based work per household

Women accounted for 58 per cent of person-days in 2025, according to the latest Economic Survey

Replacement programme VBGRAMG criticised as non-demand-bas

A coalition of grassroots activists and workers' unions across India has condemned the central government's decision to repeal the country's landmark rural employment guarantee, warning of a return to "labour bondage" and rural distress.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which served as the world's largest social security net for two decades, was repealed on December 18, 2025. It has been replac...