VB-G RAM G Act 2025 guarantees 125 days of wage employment annually
The question asked the Ministry of Rural Development to clarify if MGNREGS has been replaced by the new VB-G RAM G scheme, address concerns regarding the shift in financial burden to States, and confirm if the statutory right to work has been diluted.
Asked by Shri Manickam Tagore B and Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth; Answered by the Ministry of Rural Development (Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan).
- MGNREGA Act 2005 was repealed and VB-G RAM G Act 2025 implemented from 1st July 2026.
- The new scheme guarantees 125 days of wage employment per year, compared to 100 days under MGNREGS.
- Fund sharing is 90:10 (Centre:State) for North Eastern, Himalayan States, and specific UTs, and 60:40 for all other States and UTs with legislature.
- Central share provision for FY 2026-27 is ₹95,692.31 crore, with a total programme outlay likely to exceed ₹1.51 lakh crore.
- Financial sanctions of ₹25,844.97 crore have been issued to States/UTs as the first instalment.
- Over 9.69 Crore person-days of employment were generated within one month of rollout.
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Document details
| Official title | Financial Structure of VB-G RAM G |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q323 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 11.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |