Social IssuesPrelims + Mains
The Broken Promise of Right to Work in India
Rural employment has decreased by 68 per cent following the replacement of MGNREGA by the VB-GRAM G Act, which restricts funding, decouples the wages paid from the minimum wage level, and permits denotification of the area. The Supreme Court raised doubts as to whether the right to work is a fundamental right under Article 21.