VB-G RAM G Act comes into force, replacing MGNREGA with a 125-day work guarantee
Key facts
- The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, or VB-G RAM G, came into force on 1 July 2026.
- It replaces MGNREGA, the rural job law of 2005.
- Rural families now have a legal right to 125 days of paid work a year, up from 100.
- Revised wage rates under the Act also took effect the same day.
Why it matters
[Indian Economy] This is the biggest change to India's rural job guarantee since 2005. Exams will test the new name, the 125-day limit and the law it replaced.
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