President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025.
The Act will provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household.
Earlier, Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, marking a decisive reform in India’s rural employment and development framework.
The Act replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, with a modern statutory framework that enhances livelihood security.
The passage of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, represents a significant renewal of India’s rural employment guarantee. By expanding statutory employment to 125 days, embedding decentralised and participatory planning, strengthening accountability, and institutionalising convergence and saturation-based development, the Act repositions rural employment as a strategic instrument for empowerment, inclusive growth, and the creation of a prosperous and resilient Rural Bharat, fully aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
