Published: 17 December 2025PIBGovernance
VB-G RAM G Bill Passed: 125 Days Employment Guarantee Replaces MGNREGA
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 was passed by Parliament on December 18, 2025, and received Presidential assent on December 21. It replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005.
Key changes: (1) Guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year, up from 100 days under MGNREGA. (2) Works focus on four thematic domains: water security, rural infrastructure, livelihood-related infrastructure, and mitigation of extreme weather events. (3) States must notify a 60-day seasonal work pause per year covering sowing and harvesting. (4) The bill includes provisions for asset creation and convergence with other rural schemes.
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Q: Examine the key features of the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025 and its implications for rural livelihoods compared with the earlier MGNREGA framework.
Answer (50 words):
Passed on December 18, 2025 and assented December 21, VB-G RAM G Bill replaces MGNREGA 2005. It guarantees one hundred twenty-five days of wage employment per rural household against hundred earlier, focuses works on water security, rural infrastructure, livelihood assets and extreme-weather mitigation, mandating a sixty-day sowing-harvest pause annually.
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The VB-G RAM G Bill guarantees how many days of employment per rural household?
Explanation · Correct answer BThe VB-G RAM G Bill guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year, up from 100 days under MGNREGA.
Frequently asked questions
When was the VB-G RAM G Bill passed and when did it receive assent?
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 was passed by Parliament on December 18, 2025, and received Presidential assent on December 21.
Which law does the VB-G RAM G Bill replace?
It replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005.
How does the wage employment guarantee change under the bill?
The bill guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household per financial year, up from 100 days under MGNREGA.
What work domains and seasonal pause provisions are included?
Works focus on water security, rural infrastructure, livelihood-related infrastructure, and mitigation of extreme weather events. States must notify a 60-day seasonal work pause per year covering sowing and harvesting, and the bill includes provisions for asset creation and convergence with other rural schemes.
