GRAM Scheme Renamed: Bengal to Honor Mahatma Gandhi
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her state government will rename its job guarantee scheme, "Karmashree," after Mahatma Gandhi.
- This decision comes in response to the recent passing of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (G RAM G Bill) in the Lok Sabha, which...
- She stated that her government will provide more than 75 days of employment under the renamed scheme, emphasizing that West Bengal wants to show respect for Gandhi.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her state government will rename its job guarantee scheme, “Karmashree,” after Mahatma Gandhi.
This decision comes in response to the recent passing of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (G RAM G Bill) in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Banerjee expressed her dismay that the new bill removes Gandhi’s name from the national employment scheme.
She stated that her government will provide more than 75 days of employment under the renamed scheme, emphasizing that West Bengal wants to show respect for Gandhi.
The opposition (Congress) has criticized the G RAM G bill as an insult to Gandhi and a weakening of the MGNREGA Act. Though, the BJP state president, Samik Bhattacharya, claims the bill was actually intended to honour Gandhi’s beliefs.