Amid the row over G RAM G Bill, Bengal renames its job guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi

The West Bengal government on Saturday officially renamed its job guarantee scheme, Karmashree, as ‘Mahatma Shree’ in response to the central government’s decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G). The VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces the […]