Context
• Karnataka Assembly passed a resolution opposing the VB-G RAM-G Act, 2025
• State demands rollback of the new Act and restoration of MGNREGA, 2005
• Claims the new law harms federalism, Panchayat powers and burdens State finances
What does the Resolution Mean?
• State Assembly resolutions are not legally binding on Parliament
• They convey political opinion and exert pressure
• Central law remains unchanged unless Parliament amends or repeals it
Constitutional Basis of MGNREGA
• Enacted under the Concurrent List
• List III, Entry 23:
“Social security and social insurance; employment and unemployment”
