Punjab govt rolls out VB-G RAM G to strengthen rural employment guarantee
The Minister said that while MGNREGA remained operational till June 30, 2026, the VB G RAM G scheme came into effect from July 1.
The Minister said that while MGNREGA remained operational till June 30, 2026, the VB G RAM G scheme came into effect from July 1.
A major change in the rural employment system has come into effect across Uttar Pradesh and the rest of the country with the Government of India officially replacing the MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) Act.
The Jharkhand government urged the Centre to release around Rs 900 crore pending under the material component of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and raise the daily wage rate for workers to Rs 433, flagging the impact of delayed payments and rising rural distress.
The Congress on Monday intensified its attack on the Centre over the proposed rollout of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, accusing the Narendra Modi government of attempting to centralise authority and dilute the legal protections available to rural workers under MGNREGA.
Jharkhand on Saturday raised concerns over pending MGNREGA dues, low wage rates and the proposed funding pattern under the Centre’s new rural scheme during a virtual meeting chaired by Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged this mass deletion coincides with the introduction of the e-KYC process, which is part of the government's efforts to introduce Aadhaar-based digital processes under the guise of transparency.
The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Smita Das De directed the Union government to file the affidavit in the matter within the next four weeks.
After the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre's petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court's order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Monday hailed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the central government's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's order to resume MGNREGA in Bengal as a "historic victory" for the people of Bengal.
A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta said, “We are not convinced that the impugned order requires any interference. The SLP is dismissed.”
