Congress' Shashi Tharoor, reacting to Centre's move to replace Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission, dubbed G Ram G, asked government not to "sully Ram's name". He stated it is "immoral" to remove Gandhi's name. The bill puts 40% of the financial burden on states.