Famine Relief to Job Guarantee: Historical Evolution

A long time ago, Indian rulers found a way to help people during famines by giving them jobs instead of just giving them food.

One famous example is the building of the Bara Imambara in Lucknow, where workers were employed to build a big structure during a famine.

Later, in the 1960s, a man named Vitthal Sakharam Page started a scheme in Maharashtra called the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS).

This scheme gave people jobs like digging wells and building tanks to help them earn money and survive during tough times.

The idea was so successful that it became a national law in 2005 called MGNREGS.

Now, there is a debate about replacing MGNREGS with a new law called the VB-G RAM G Act.