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The BJP is set to roll out an extensive outreach programme in the coming days, including press conferences, street-corner meetings, and door-to-door interactions
The BJP leadership said the new legislation is aimed at strengthening rural employment through greater transparency and efficiency. (PTI)
More than a thousand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders participated in a high-level meeting chaired by party national president JP Nadda and working president Nitin Nabin on Saturday to chalk out a comprehensive strategy for the promotion of the VB-G-RAM-G Bill, even as the Congress prepares for a nationwide protest against the legislation.
The meeting, held virtually with participation from leaders from across the country, assumes significance as the Opposition, particularly the Congress, has stepped up its attack on the law, objecting to the change in nomenclature and the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the MGNREGA framework.
The BJP leadership, however, maintained that the new legislation is aimed at strengthening rural employment through greater transparency and efficiency.
MASSIVE OUTREACH
The BJP held two rounds of deliberations on the G-RAM-G Bill, with participation from over 1,100 leaders, including the Chief Minister, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and senior office-bearers. Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a detailed presentation on the legislation, outlining its final provisions and highlighting its long-term benefits.
Chouhan emphasised the need to take the message of the Bill to the grassroots and ensure that its objectives are clearly communicated to workers and rural communities. He said the legislation focuses on skill-based employment, creation of durable assets, timely wage payments, and technology-driven monitoring to plug leakages and improve outcomes.
Both Nadda and Nabin underlined the importance of the Bill, urging party leaders to drive home the message that the legislation is in the interest of workers and will promote accountability in rural employment programmes. Leaders have been asked to actively participate in awareness campaigns starting from the booth level.
The party is set to roll out an extensive outreach programme in the coming days, including press conferences, street-corner meetings, and door-to-door interactions, as part of a sustained ground-level campaign. A monitoring team led by BJP general secretary Arun Singh has also been constituted to oversee the promotion and implementation of the scheme.
VB-G-RAM-G Bill
The VB-G-RAM-G Bill was passed by Parliament during the final week of the Winter Session following intense debates and strong protests from the Opposition parties. While the Congress opposed the change in name, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged that the revised cost-sharing structure would place an additional financial burden on states already under fiscal stress.
Under the new law, the cost-sharing ratio for guaranteed employment between the Centre and the states has been fixed at 60:40. The Bill’s passage witnessed dramatic scenes in Parliament, with the Opposition staging a walkout during the Rajya Sabha proceedings on December 18, and the Trinamool Congress holding an overnight protest within the Parliament complex.
The legislation has since received the assent of the President of India, paving the way for its nationwide implementation.
January 04, 2026, 16:12 IST
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