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VB-G RAM G
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August 11, 2026
OPINION | The real test of VB-G RAM G is in the village queue
VB-G RAM G's shared funding aims to improve planning and reduce leakages, but the effectiveness of the job guarantee hinges on the system's ability to respond to worker demand without being hampered by state financial constraints, a concern highlighted by MGNREGA's history of delayed payments and suppressed work demand
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June 10, 2026
India’s rural employment overhaul begins this July, but are all states ready?
MGNREGA’s successor is almost here: Centre readies rollout of VB-G RAM G
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December 21, 2025
President Murmu gives assent to new VB-G RAM G bill, officially replacing MGNREGA
President Droupadi Murmu has officially signed the VB-G RAM G Bill into law, replacing the two-decade-old MGNREGA. While the government promotes it as a modern framework for rural prosperity, the opposition has strongly condemned the move
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December 18, 2025
As opposition mounts pressure, Centre explains rationale behind G RAM G Bill
Priyanka Gandhi slams 60:40 funding pattern of G RAM G, says it ‘weakens the legal right to employment’
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December 15, 2025
VB-G RAM G | 'Replacing Gandhi's name with unpalatable north Indian words': Tamil Nadu CM Stalin lashes out
CM Stalin also highlighted a critical change in the funding model, from 100 per cent centrally funded to a 60-40 split, which would increase the financial burden on states
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December 15, 2025
EXPLAINED | What is VB-G RAM G? New rural employment law to replace UPA-era MNREGA
The new statute rebrands and restructures the two-decades-old MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025
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February 12, 2025
Is rural development Larsen & Toubro chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan’s latest enemy? Decoding the latest controversial statements
In a recent CII event in Chennai, Larsen & Toubro chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan allegedly blamed welfare initiatives like MGNREGA, PMJDY for worker attrition, labour shortage in construction sector
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December 21, 2024
Rural women benefit from post-office banking: More female IPPB accounts and DBT beneficiaries in 2024
Department of Posts publishes 2024 year-end review: Latest government data points to rural women benefitting due to higher percentage of female accounts in India Post Payments Bank and more women Direct Benefit Transfer beneficiaries for welfare schemes
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March 28, 2024
MGNREGA wage hike: Goa sees steepest rise, Haryana workers to draw highest amount
The wage rates, which saw a 3 to 10 per cent rise, will come into force from April 1
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May 19, 2022
Central panel bats for urban job guarantee scheme, universal basic income
Report notes benefits of growth have been concentrated, marginalises the poor further
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May 17, 2021
Millions turn to MGNREGA as COVID-19 lockdowns dry up employment
Road construction reached its highest level in three years
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July 07, 2020
Demand for work under MGNREGA has 'sharply' increased: Sources
The Centre has expanded the ambit work offered under the scheme
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June 10, 2020
BJP attacks Congress over MNREGA; slams Sonia Gandhi for 'negative politics'
Sonia Gandhi had urged the Centre to use MNREGA to give maximum benefits to the poor
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January 28, 2019
Budget 2019: MGNREGA allocation may cross Rs 60,000 crore
Modi govt has steadily hiked MGNREGA allocation after initially calling it a failure
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