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The Viksit Bharat G RAM G Act – 2025

The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, popularly known as the VB-G RAM G Act, is a new Indian law that replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 with a modernized framework for rural employment, livelihood security, and infrastructure development, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.

Key Components

  • Strengthened Employment Guarantee
  • Guarantee of 125 days of wage employment
  • Entitlement to unemployment allowance if work is not provided
  • Anchoring Rural Asset Creation
  • Employment linked with durable infrastructure supporting long term rural development
  • Accountability through Planning, Technology and Institutions
  • Decentralised planning through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans
  • Strong digital and social accountability mechanisms

Funding Structure

The Act is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the cost of implementation to be shared between the Centre and states in a 60:40 ratio (90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan states; 100% central funding for Union Territories without legislatures), a shift from the more centralised funding under MGNREGA.

The Benefits

For the Rural Economy

  • Employment linked with productive asset creation
  • Strong focus on water security through prioritised water works
  • Improved rural infrastructure supporting market access
  • Livelihood Infrastructure enabling income diversification
  • Enhanced climate resilience through soil and water conservation
  • Higher household incomes boosting local consumption
  • Reduced distress migration through local opportunities
  • Digital systems improving efficiency and transparency

For Farmers

  • Assured labour availability during peak sowing and harvesting
  • Prevention of artificial wage inflation in agriculture
  • Improved irrigation and groundwater availability
  • Better connectivity and storage reducing post-harvest losses
  • Climate focussed works protecting crops from extreme weather

For Labourers

  • Higher earning potential with 125 guaranteed workdays
  • Predictable work availability through advance local planning
  • Timely and transparent digital wage payments
  • Legal protection through mandatory unemployment allowance
  • Direct benefits from improved village infrastructure

By expanding guaranteed employment, aligning work with national development priorities, and embedding strong digital governance, the Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 repositions rural employment as a strategic instrument for sustainable growth and resilient livelihoods, fully aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

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