Parliament Parliament Q&A
VB-GRAM-G funds: ₹1,459.92 crore allocated to Maharashtra as Mother Sanctions
The question asked the Ministry of Rural Development to provide details on the release, allocation criteria, and implementation status of funds under the VB-GRAM-G scheme in Maharashtra.
The government responded with a statement outlining interim allocations, state-level distribution rules, and monitoring mechanisms.
Asked and answered by: Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh and Smt. Supriya Sule; Answered by: Ministry of Rural Development (Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan).
What the government said
- Interim allocation of Rs. 4,420.32 crore made for Maharashtra for FY 2026-27.
- First installment of Rs. 1,459.92 crore issued to the State as Mother Sanctions.
- Funds are allocated State/UT-wise by the Central Government, not district-wise; intra-State distribution is the prerogative of the State Government.
- As of 30.07.2026, over 97% of workers demanding employment in Maharashtra were offered employment.
- 29.09 lakh Persondays generated across 79,111 worksites in Maharashtra.
- 3,88,130 works completed in FY 2026-27 (10,716 under VB-GRAM-G and 3,77,414 under MGNREGS).
- Implementation of VB-GRAM-G started on 01.07.2026.
- Monitoring includes multi-tier reviews, Social Audit, National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS), geo-tagging of assets, and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for wages.
Also in the document
- The answer states that the VB-GRAM-G Act came into force on 01.07.2026, and the allocations provided are interim pending final subordinate legislation.
- The answer clarifies that the Central Government does not allocate funds district-wise, attributing that responsibility to the State Government.
How this was written
An AI model running on our own computer read the government document and wrote this summary. No person has checked it.
✓ Figures checked. Every number in this summary was found in the document by an automated check.
That check compares numbers only. It cannot confirm that the wording says what the document says — so the original document is always the authority.
The original document
Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred)
Question to govt · Ref. LS Q226 (Session 8) · 4 Aug 2026
Read it here
Discussion
No one has discussed this document yet.