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New rural employment guarantee scheme to replace MNREGA from 1 July, govt says
The new VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 increases the annual work guarantee to 125 days and accompanies a massive ₹1.51 trillion budget to modernize rural infrastructure and secure livelihoods nationwide.
2 min read11 May 2026MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G: The overhaul of India’s rural job guarantee needs field trials before its full rollout
The budget slashed MGNREGA funding in preparation of a switch to the new VB-G RAM G scheme, which has been allotted much more money. Given the latter’s key changes, notably its harvest-season pause, it should undergo phased trials before it’s fully rolled out.
4 min read5 Feb 2026Govt eyes dual allocations for MGNREGA, new rural jobs scheme in transition year
A proposed allocation of ₹1.51 trillion for VB-G RAM G has been made for the coming financial year, of which ₹95,600 crore will be contributed by the Centre.
4 min read21 Jan 2026Viksit Bharat–G RAM G will boost jobs, assets and accountability in villages: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
Goa CM Pramod Sawant said the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G scheme would enhance rural employment and infrastructure without undermining MGNREGA. This initiative aims to create lasting assets and opportunities, but faces criticism from the Opposition, he said.
2 min read13 Jan 2026India’s rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that’s about to weaken
This employment scheme’s revision is likely to push market wages down and slow a rural revival
3 min read25 Dec 2025How revamped rural jobs scheme may push bond yields even higher
The revamped MGNREGS requires states to assume a higher level of funding responsibility. That could overwhelm the bond markets, say experts. Here's how…
5 min read25 Dec 2025Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India’s rural job scheme’s core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap
India’s rural job guarantee has been rejigged for relaunch, but its core attribute of universality seems at risk. How our safety net evolves as the economy expands should ideally be guided by a national consensus.
1 min read22 Dec 2025VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 becomes law as President Droupadi Murmu gives assent
President Droupadi Murmu gave nod to the VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA. It guarantees 125 days of wage employment for rural households, with a 60:40 cost-sharing ratio between Central and State Governments and 90:10 for specific regions.
4 min read21 Dec 2025Rural jobs guarantee revamp: More days of work, greater burden for states?
The VB G RAM G Bill proposes a rural jobs guarantee of 125 days of employment, replacing MGNREGA. The bill requires states to prepare implementation plans and is facing criticism for shifting financial burdens to states while altering the demand-driven nature of the employment guarantee.
4 min read16 Dec 2025Rural jobs guarantee 2.0: More days, states to share the burden
The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or the VB–G RAM G Bill, 2025 expands employment from 100 days to 125 days, sharpens the focus on strategic infrastructure, introduces localized and integrated planning, and revises the existing funding pattern.
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