After Row Over MNREGA Name Change, Union Budget 2026 Announces Launch of New Scheme in Name of Mahatma Gandhi
The Union Budget 2026 has unveiled a new flagship rural employment scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi, following weeks of controversy surrounding the proposed renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The announcement seeks to reaffirm the government’s commitment to rural development while addressing criticism that the earlier move to alter MNREGA’s…