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Centre announces July 2026 rollout of Viksit Bharat G RAM G Act replacing MGNREGA

In a sweeping restructuring of India’s rural employment framework, the Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, or VB–G RAM G Act, will come into effect nationwide from July 1, 2026, replacing the nearly two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Youth Leadership Camp held at Hooghly

As part of ‘My Bharat’ Hooghly initiative, under the ministry of youth affairs and sports, a three-day residential youth leadership boot camp was recently organised at Boinchi Gram in Hooghly district from 3 January to 5 January.