US EditionVB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 Becomes Law as President Droupadi Murmu Gives Assent
- On Sunday , President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill after Parliament passed it in the Winter session.
- The government framed the reform as a shift from standalone welfare to integrated development, saying it aligns rural employment with the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision, while Opposition parties protested removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and fiscal shifts to states.
- Wage rules require weekly or within-fifteen-day payments and mandate delay compensation when payments lag, while State governments may notify an aggregated pause of up to 60 days during peak seasons.
- Under the law, states will take on a larger share of expenditure, with states' costs rising to 40% while the Centre bears wages, and experts warned of inequitable access and distress migration, with Joseph Stiglitz and nine academics calling repeal a 'historic error'.
- Technology under the Act creates a digital ecosystem with biometric authentication, GPS/mobile monitoring and AI; Gram Panchayats must prepare saturation-mode A/B/C plans prioritising water security and core infrastructure, integrating Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
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Controversy Erupts Over MGNREGA’s Transformation
Controversy Erupts Over MGNREGA’s Transformation Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has voiced strong criticism regarding the recent legislative changes that replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill.Labeling the move as the 'second killing of Mahatma Gandhi,' Chidambaram condemned the government's alteration of the scheme from a d…
President Draupadi Murmu's approval has cleared the way for the implementation of the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, which replaces the nearly two-decade-old MNREGA law with a new framework. The new law increases the employment guarantee for rural families from 100 to 125 days. Funding is divided 60:40 between the central and state governments, and a provision for a 60-day work stoppage during sowing and harvesting has been added.
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