Lok Sabha Passes New Rural Jobs Bill Replacing MGNREGA, Give 125 Rural Job Guarantee
The Lok Sabha passed a bill that aims to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative guaranteeing rural jobs for 125 days each year. This decision came amid loud protests from the Opposition. Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the eight-hour discussion on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee. It discuss about Rozgar and Ajeevika