Tag: social justice UPSC

  • VB-GRAMG to Replace MGNREGA: What the New Rural Employment Reform Means

    Important for: UPSC, Haryana HCS, Punjab PCSPrelims: MGNREGA, rural employment, welfare schemesMains: GS Paper 2 & 3 — Rural Development, Social Justice, Welfare Policies Why in News? The Centre has announced that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will be replaced by the Viksit Bharat Rozgar-Ajeevika Mission (VB-GRAMG) from July 1, 2026.…

  • SC Expands RPwD Act: Acid Ingestion Survivors Now Covered

    Important for: UPSC, Haryana HCS, Punjab PCSPrelims: RPwD Act 2016, Acid attack victimsMains: GS Paper 2 — Social Justice, Vulnerable Sections Why in News? The Supreme Court ruled that survivors of forcible ingestion of acid should also be treated as acid attack victims under the RPwD Act, 2016, making them eligible for disability benefits. What…