The Lok Sabha has passed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, marking the formal end of the MGNREGA era. The new bill was passed amid a fierce uproar, with opposition members tearing copies of the legislation in protest. The bill provides a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per year and integrates skill development into rural labor. While the government hails it as a modernization of rural support, critics argue it dilutes the existing legal “right to work.”
