Congress positioned India in global stage: Ministers Ponnam, Vivek and Azhar

Key Highlights

• He said reforms introduced by leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and successive UPA governments had positioned India prominently on the global stage.
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• Prabhakar said the MGNREGS was introduced in 2004 under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi after consultations with experts to strengthen the rural economy and ensure food security by providing guaranteed employment.
• However, he alleged that the Centre had reneged on its 2014 promise to expand the scheme to urban areas and instead diluted it by imposing a 60:40 funding pattern on States, thereby shifting the financial burden.
• Change for the worse: On MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G He accused the Centre of removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the scheme and attempting to erase the legacy of leaders such as Gandhi, Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.