VB-G RAM G Act comes into force today; Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls rollout “historic day”
Itanagar : Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday described the coming into force of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 as a “historic day”, as the new rural employment and development framework officially replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, across the country from today.
Union Minister Chouhan, while speaking to news agency, said that the new framework marks a significant upgrade over the earlier employment guarantee programme. Explaining the launch and expanded employment guarantee under the new scheme, he said, “Today is a historic day. Yesterday marked the conclusion of MGNREGA. A scheme superior to MGNREGA, which provides for 125 days of employment instead of 100, has come into effect today: VB-G RAM G.”
Underlining financial allocation and decentralised planning through Gram Panchayats, he further added, “I am happy to state that all states have made budgetary provisions for it, and the Central Government has allocated over ₹95,600 crore for VB-G RAM G this year. Gram Panchayats will formulate effective plans; the brothers and sisters of the village will collectively decide which works are to be undertaken in their village. Developed villages will be built to pave the way for a developed India.”
