Beyond wages, the structural shift is bigger. The act guarantees up to 125 days of waged employment per household. Up from 100 days under the previous MGNREGA.

India's new rural employment act: New floor wage set at Rs 300

A higher allocation for Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) scheme signals a strategic shift in rural employment policy from wage support to development and asset creation in consonance with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

Union Budget 2026 allocates funds for both MGNREGA and VB-G RAM G schemes. What does this mean?

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unilaterally took the decision of replacing MGNREGA without consulting the concerned ministers or the Union Cabinet.

Congress to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao’ campaign on Jan 5, demand repeal of VB-G RAM G Act: Kharge

The controversy over the renaming of the flagship MNREGA  to "G Ram G" is "unfortunate", said senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The Congress and a few other Opposition parties, including Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, have taken a hard line against the renaming, setting the stage for more confrontations with the government in the ongoing winter session of parliament. 

Indian Govt- Opposition Clash Over MNREGA: Priyanka Gandhi Calls Out Obsession With 'Changing Names'

It is a Central government scheme in which 90 per cent of the expenses will be borne by the Centre, while only 10 per cent of it will be given by the North Eastern States, Himalayan States and Union territories.

What is Viksit Bharat G Ram G rural job scheme that will replace MGNREGA. Know in detail

In a major development announced by FM, the government will now allocate an additional Rs 40,000 crores to MGNREGS to provide employment boost.

FM'S Economic package: 'MGNREGA budget hiked by Rs 4000 crore'

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India's new rural employment act: New floor wage set at Rs 300

Union Budget 2026 allocates funds for both MGNREGA and VB-G RAM G schemes. Why?

Cong to launch ‘MGNREGA Bachao’ campaign on Jan 5, seek repeal of VB-G RAM G Act

Indian Govt- Opposition Clash Over MNREGA: Priyanka Gandhi Calls Out Obsession With 'Changing Names'

What is Viksit Bharat G Ram G rural job scheme that will replace MGNREGA

FM'S Economic package: 'MGNREGA budget hiked by Rs 4000 crore'

Sushri Suni Singh: The incredible journey from daily wage labourer to Panchayat head