'Not Demolition, But Overdue Repair': Malviya Hits Back at Sonia Gandhi on MGNREGA

• BJP's Amit Malviya countered Sonia Gandhi's criticism of MGNREGA, calling government changes 'overdue repair' and 'reform'.
• Malviya accused Gandhi's article of being politically motivated, lacking factual analysis, and based on misrepresentation.
• He stated the legal right to work under MGNREGA remains, with budgeting shifting to a norm-based framework and workdays increasing from 100 to 125.
• Malviya dismissed concerns about hurting the poor, citing rural poverty decline and increased MSME credit, arguing public policy must evolve.
• He defended the funding model change (90:10 to 60:40) as formalizing states' existing cost burden, making them equal partners.

Why It Matters: Amit Malviya defends MGNREGA changes as necessary reforms, refuting Sonia Gandhi's "demolition" claims.