'Not a freebie kind of scheme': Supreme Court praises MGNREGA, allows fresh challenge to VB-G RAM G Act

The Supreme Court disposed of a 2015 plea regarding delayed MGNREGA wages. The bench allowed petitioners to challenge the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Act, 2025. Justice Bagchi noted, “The Constitution does not make the right to work a fundamental right.” Employment generation reportedly fell by half recently.