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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicVB-G RAM G Bill

Topic: VB-G RAM G Bill

How has MNREGA-to-G RAM G shift impacted anganwadis? House panel flags a funding problem

Anganwadi construction remains permissible under VB-G RAM G, yet specific funding architecture that made it deliverable no longer exists. No alternative has been put in place.

Congress leaders and civil society join hands to protect MGNREGA

A major concern raised was the central govt’s new VB-G RAM G bill, which participants said risks diluting the law’s rights-based character and centralising control.

VB-G Ram G gets Rs 95,000-plus crore allocation under Union Budget 2026-27, MGNREGA funds reduced

The question remains whether Rs 30,000 crore will be used for clearing pending liabilities or for a transition period from MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G.

Sting of UP not forgotten, Congress has another litmus test for a rising Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra turns 54 at a moment of renewed interest within Congress, with some expressing cautious hope that she may assume a more prominent role in the party’s affairs. 

Fears that VB-GRAM G will increase financial burden of states ‘unfounded’, says SBI report

Report says VB-G RAM G will bring down inefficiency linked to MGNREGA. According to report, inefficiency, structural weakness, misappropriation led to loss of employment to 1.22 cr households a yr.

ThePrint photos of the week: The ‘GOAT’ in India & ‘G RAM G’ in Parliament

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

As Lok Sabha passes Bill to replace MGNREGA, Shivraj says Congress ‘murdered’ Gandhi several times

Oppn, especially Congress, has severely criticised VB-G RAM G Bill saying it will upend MGNREGA's demand-driven framework, centralise decision-making & put financial burden on states.

The un-naming of a nation & a merry Trump-mass

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.