Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. The programme named after Mahatma Gandhi is the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) supported by an Act of Parliament. AdvertisementLifeline for poorThe 100-days-a-year wage employment guarantee scheme was the lifeline for 12 crore families to ensure that the household did not go to bed hungry and dejected. Bill’s defects apart, the Bill is a deliberate attempt to erase Mahatma Gandhi from the nation’s memory — which is reprehensible. What started with Jawaharlal Nehru has now reached Mahatma Gandhi.

Source: Indian Express December 21, 2025 15:12 UTC