because in a nation of a billion one of the landmark welfare progams of the UPA gov is being changed and reworked. There is a lot of op-eds but for the people on the sub who know very little of it (inculding me) this is a great basic descricption of whats changed.
its a massive deal reworking the entire conception of MGNREGA. ALso im going to link a lot of op-eds because this is a massive deal so having a basic idea for the people not wired into indian poltics is pretty good.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 — which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday — repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way for a structural transformation of the government’s role in the rural employment landscape.
Passed in 2005 as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), and renamed in 2009 as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), it aimed to enhance livelihood security of households in the rural areas.
The Act promised at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill aims to establish a “rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047”, by providing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment.
Here are the key differences between the two rural employment frameworks: * While the MGNREGA has a provision for 100 days of wage employment, the VB-G RAM G Bill promises 125 days of wage employment.
* The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is demand-driven, meaning the government has to allocate additional funds if there is demand for work.
The VB-G RAM G Bill provides for normative allocation to states, and any expenditure beyond it has to be borne by the state governments.
* Under MGNREGS, 100 per cent of the wages are to be paid by the Centre, while the material cost would be shared 75:25 between the Centre and the states.
Under the VB-G RAM G, also a centrally sponsored scheme, the state governments will take on a larger share of the expenditure than before.
The financial liability would be shared between the Centre and the state governments following a ratio of 90:10 for the northeastern and Himalayan states, and 60:40 for all other states and Union territories (UTs) with legislature.
For the UTs without legislature, the whole cost would be borne by the central government.
* Under MGNREGA, work can be sought throughout the year.
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because in a nation of a billion one of the landmark welfare progams of the UPA gov is being changed and reworked. There is a lot of op-eds but for the people on the sub who know very little of it (inculding me) this is a great basic descricption of whats changed.
its a massive deal reworking the entire conception of MGNREGA. ALso im going to link a lot of op-eds because this is a massive deal so having a basic idea for the people not wired into indian poltics is pretty good.
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New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 — which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday — repeals the MGNREGA and paves the way for a structural transformation of the government’s role in the rural employment landscape.
Passed in 2005 as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), and renamed in 2009 as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), it aimed to enhance livelihood security of households in the rural areas.
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The Act promised at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill aims to establish a “rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047”, by providing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment.
Here are the key differences between the two rural employment frameworks: * While the MGNREGA has a provision for 100 days of wage employment, the VB-G RAM G Bill promises 125 days of wage employment.
* The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is demand-driven, meaning the government has to allocate additional funds if there is demand for work.
The VB-G RAM G Bill provides for normative allocation to states, and any expenditure beyond it has to be borne by the state governments.
* Under MGNREGS, 100 per cent of the wages are to be paid by the Centre, while the material cost would be shared 75:25 between the Centre and the states.
Under the VB-G RAM G, also a centrally sponsored scheme, the state governments will take on a larger share of the expenditure than before.
The financial liability would be shared between the Centre and the state governments following a ratio of 90:10 for the northeastern and Himalayan states, and 60:40 for all other states and Union territories (UTs) with legislature.
For the UTs without legislature, the whole cost would be borne by the central government.
* Under MGNREGA, work can be sought throughout the year.