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New VB-G RAM G Act Boosts Rural Jobs, Sparks Criticism

12/23/2025

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The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 replaces MGNREGA and raises the rural jobs guarantee from 100 to 125 days per household.
It shifts cost-sharing to states and aims to make rural work more development-oriented.
Critics, including opposition leaders and economists, say the Act undermines MGNREGA's rights-based nature and could exclude marginalized communities.
The government defends the measures by citing improved asset quality and local planning.

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Story summary

The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 replaces MGNREGA and raises the rural jobs guarantee from 100 to 125 days per household.
It shifts cost-sharing to states and aims to make rural work more development-oriented.
Critics, including opposition leaders and economists, say the Act undermines MGNREGA's rights-based nature and could exclude marginalized communities.
The government defends the measures by citing improved asset quality and local planning.