Prayagraj,

09 Jan (HS): The

objective of the 'Vikas Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihoods Mission

(Gramin)', or VB-G Ram-G, is to establish rural employment not merely as a

welfare scheme but as a guarantee linked to development, in line with the

vision of 'Vikas Bharat 2047'. The Congress and the opposition are opposing and

spreading confusion among the public.

Speaking

to the media at the Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad Circuit House in Prayagraj,

Minister-in-Charge of Prayagraj and Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev

Singh said this on Friday. He said that the Act aims to modernize rural

employment and addresses the long-standing weaknesses of MNREGA by providing

technology-based transparency, stronger accountability, and a special focus on

sustainable resources and long-term rural production.

The Jal

Shakti Minister stated that the guaranteed employment for every rural household has been

increased from 100 days to 125 days, a 25 percent increase, and 60 days have

been reserved for agricultural work, guaranteeing 185 days of work, making it a

legally standard right. The list of permissible works has been narrowed from

over 260 scattered works to just four main areas: water security, rural

infrastructure, livelihood assets, and climate protection. Farmers' interests

have been protected by prohibiting other works during the key sowing and

harvesting seasons, a total of 60 days. Unemployment allowance has now been

established as a clear and time-bound right.

The

Minister said that to make the country corruption free, AI based fraud

detection, GPS, weekly mobile tracking, public data publication, mandatory

twice a year social audit and steering committees have been formed at the

central and state level to ensure continuous monitoring and improvement.

The

government is working on reforms being made in MNREGA. However, the Congress

party and the opposition are spreading confusion among the public. Nepotism was

not evident during Congress rule, when all schemes and hospitals were named

after members of a single family. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandrashekhar

Azad, Sardar Patel, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and other prominent figures of the

country were sidelined. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath are continuously advancing the policy of Sabka

Saath Sabka Vikas.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi