01Polity & Governance·7 min read·Prelims · Mains
Centre publishes draft rules for VB-G RAM G, invites feedback
This article covers the draft rules for the VB-G RAM G Act, a major policy shift replacing MGNREGA. Prelims can test the key features: 125 days of guaranteed employment, 60:40 funding model, and the new institutional framework. Mains can examine the implications for federalism, rights-based guarantees, and rural governance. UPSC and state PSC aspirants must track this as it directly impacts rural employment schemes and Centre-State financial relations.
- The Centre published draft rules under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB–G RAM G) for public consultation, framed under Section 33 of the Act.
- The VB–G RAM G Act replaces MGNREGA and raises the guaranteed wage-employment entitlement from 100 days to 125 days per rural household per year.
- The new scheme introduces a 60:40 Centre-State funding model, which opposition parties argue could burden poorer states.