No guarantee of right to work?
Hailed as one of the most important social welfare laws for making the State accountable for providing dignified livelihoods, MGNREGA 2005, is set to be replaced by VB-G RAM G, 2025. Sections of workers argue that the new Act strips the scheme of its core promise, the Right to Work backed by a guarantee, writes Rishita Khanna
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