The Viksit Bharat - G RAM G Act, 2025

On 20th December 2025, the President of India gave assent to the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB - G RAM G) Bill, 2025. It seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA).

Feature	MGNREGA	Viksit Bharat-G RAM G
Employment Guarantee	100 days of wage employment per rural household.	125 days of wage employment per rural household.
Work Focus	Multiple and scattered categories with limited strategic focus.	4 Priority Areas: Water security, rural infrastructure, livelihoods, and climate resilience.
Cost Sharing	Centre pays unskilled wages; States pay unemployment allowance.	Shared wages: 60:40 for General States and 90:10 for special-category regions.
Pause Window	No explicit statutory “pause window.”	States can notify up to 60 days in a fiscal year when work will not be executed.
Funding Model	Demand-based funding with unpredictable allocations.	Normative funding for predictable budgeting while protecting the guarantee.
Planning Approach	Gram Panchayat planning is central.	Integrates institutionalized convergence and infrastructure planning.

PT Facts

Assent Date: 20 December 2025.
Full Form: Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin).
Replaces: MGNREGA, 2005.
Employment Guarantee: 125 days per rural household.
Priority Areas: Water security, rural infrastructure, livelihoods, and climate resilience.
Cost Sharing: 60:40 for General States and 90:10 for special-category regions.

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