Labour rights' outfits oppose proposed bill to repeal MGNREGA

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 15 -- A confederation labour rights' bodies has opposed the proposed Viksit Bharat - Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) that seeks to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) saying that "it strikes at the core of social and economic justice by shifting power away from workers, Gram Sabhas, and States into the hands of the union Government".

The rights outfits, united under NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, pointed out in a statement that the proposed Bill is not a reform but a rollback of democratic and constitutional guarantees won by workers through decades of sustained struggles.

By replacing the statutory right under MGNREGA with a centrally-cont...