Current development ·
VB-G RAM G Act replaces MGNREGA
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 came into force on 1 July 2026. It repeals MGNREGA and raises the rural employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days a year.
What changed
Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 in December 2025. It came into force across rural India on 1 July 2026, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 stands repealed. The statutory guarantee rises from 100 to 125 days of wage employment per household each financial year. Gram Panchayats sit at the centre of planning, and the focus is on durable assets. Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards replace job cards, and existing e-KYC-verified job cards stay valid during the transition.
Foundation connections
Use central and state welfare schemes, employment and policy responses and delivery.
Exam use and limits
- Prelims: Name, year, 125 days, the role of Gram Panchayats, and that MGNREGA is repealed.
- Mains: Compare a rights-based demand guarantee with a development-oriented design. Watch fund flows, Centre–State cost-sharing and digital exclusion.
Source: Press Information Bureau