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.
Calling the President’s address “comprehensive and insightful,” the Prime Minister said it reflected India’s remarkable development journey in recent times while showing a clear direction for the future.
The President was addressing a joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament ahead of the Budget Session when Opposition members objected to the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
He also questioned the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asking whether the Constitution was not in danger when an Act of Parliament was being openly defied by State Assemblies.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot had expressed his reservations about 11 paragraphs in the speech given to him by the Karnataka government, wherein the Centre's policies and move to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act were criticised.
It has been alleged that the union leaders have issued a directive that only those who participated in the strike against the Centre before the Kannur Head post office on Thursday should come for the job under MGNREGA.
