US EditionTransforming Rural India: The New Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission
The new VB-G RAM G Bill increases guaranteed rural workdays from 100 to 125 and raises states' cost share to 40%, sparking nationwide protests and political debate.
- On Sunday, the Viksit Bharat‑Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill received presidential assent, two days after Parliament passed it, formally replacing MGNREGA.
- The new law raises guaranteed workdays to 125 and alters the funding split, with states' cost share increasing to 40% while the Union government continues paying wages.
- Economists and labour rights experts criticised the legislation even as BJP publicity chief Amit Malviya called it an 'overdue repair' of MGNREGA.
- States face heavier fiscal burdens as West Bengal's scheme funds remain suspended since April 2022, despite court orders, leaving workers awaiting resumption.
- MGNREGA, introduced in 2005 by the Congress‑led United Progressive Alliance, originally guaranteed 100 days of work, but opponents seized on the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name, prompting Mamata Banerjee's protests on December 22, 2025.
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At Least One-third of All Beneficiaries Under VB-G RAM G Act Will Be Women: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday chaired a national-level interaction through video conferencing with Self Help Group (SHG) members to deliberate on the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025. India News | At Least One-third of All Beneficiaries Under VB-G RAM G Act Will …
New Act Empowers Farmers: VB-G RAM G Replaces MGNREGA
New Act Empowers Farmers: VB-G RAM G Replaces MGNREGA The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, known as the VB-G RAM G Act, aims to alleviate labor shortages during peak agricultural seasons. Announced by Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, this new legislation replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), marking a significant policy shift in rural employment.Chouhan high…
Sachin Pilot calls govt’s replacing of MGNREGA 'historic mistake'
Bengaluru: AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot has termed the central government replacing the rural employment act MGNREGA, as a “historic mistake” and a systematic attack on the livelihood chances of those amongst us, who have the least. The former Rajasthan deputy chief minister also accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of constantly fueling “political vendetta” by falsely framing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National…
The BJP-led central government has replaced the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme with a new scheme called ‘Vixit Bharat Ji Ram Ji’. Although the scheme was planned to provide 125 days of employment per year, the central government has introduced a system where 60 percent of the funds should be provided by the central government and 40 percent by the state government. The name change to ‘Vixit Bharat Ji Ram Ji’ (VP Ji Ram Ji) from…
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