US EditionWhat’s the G Ram G Bill that Will Replace MNREGA?
The VB-GRAMG Bill aims to raise guaranteed work days from 100 to 125 to address low average employment under MGNREGA, with only 6.74 lakh families reaching 100 days in 2024-25.
- Dec 15: The Centre will introduce the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, sources said.
- A 2022 committee set up by the Ministry of Rural Development studied scheme performance and submitted its report last year; under the current law, rural households received about 50 days of work in 2024-25 despite a 100-day entitlement.
- Data from 2024-25 show only about 50 crore person-days were generated by states using their own budgets, out of 290 crore total, despite the NDA government proposing to increase guaranteed days from 100 to 125.
- Because states must fund extra work, only 6.74 lakh families hit 100 days this year compared to 40.70 lakh last year, affecting household entitlements.
- The Winter Session of Parliament, which began on December 1, will conclude on December 19 and also includes the sustainable harnessing and advancement of nuclear energy for transforming India bill, 2025.
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Onmanorama Explains | Why is India scrapping its job guarantee scheme MGNREGA? What’s new in VB-G RAM G?
The employment guarantee is raised to 125 days per financial year for rural households whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work, up.MGNREGA replacement bill, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar, Rural employment guarantee scheme, Indian social welfare laws, Modernizing rural employment support, MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G, Government rural employment policy, Impact of renaming MGNREGA, State funding for rural employment, Digital monitori…
The Modi government plans to introduce a new rural employment law, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Vikas Bharat-Guarantee for Employment and Livelihoods Mission (VB-GRAMG) Bill, 2025, has been introduced for discussion in the current winter session. The bill aims to create a new development model for rural areas, in line with the national goal of a developed India by 2047.
What’s the G Ram G bill that will replace MNREGA?
The Centre on Monday listed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha’s supplementary list of business. The idea behind the bill, which will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), 2005, is to bring rural development and employment in alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ plan. Let’s take a closer look at its pro…
Centre to replace MGNREGA with G RAM G Bill; Congress questions 'why remove Gandhi's name'
Setting the stage for a political showdown during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Centre is set to introduce a Bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA). The proposed legislation, Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, seeks to establish a new framework aligned with the government's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. A whip has been issued, directing BJP MPs to be present in Pa…
"Unfortunate, Ram Rajya and Gram Swaraj never competing forces": Shashi Tharoor on MGNREGA name change
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called the Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) "unfortunate", saying that the concept of Gram Swaraj and the ideal of Ram Rajya were never competing forces.
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