Several commentators and opposition leaders have sought to trivialize the reform undertaken for the rural employment ...

The debate isn’t just about rural jobs but fiscal control, political symbolism and whether the Centre’s VB-G RAM G model can ...

The author argues that VB-G-RAM-G strengthens, not scraps, MGNREGA by expanding job guarantees, curbing leakages, creating ...

Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suspend the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for ...

SBI Research has said that the Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-RAM G Bill marks a ...

India’s flagship rural employment programme is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of VB-G RAM G, a redesigned ...

Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB- G RAM G, Bill was passed by Parliament on December 18. It will replace the MGNREGA Act, which provided a guaranteed wage employment to rural ...

Civil society groups say the VB-G RAM G Bill could weaken casual labour's bargaining power, as MGNREGA served as a safety net ...

In this din, however, the most important aspect of the Act has been largely missed: its substantive attempt to recalibrate ...

Rahul Gandhi said the proposed VB-G RAM G Bill's 40% cost shift to states would undermine MGNREGA's core principles, weaken ...

The new VB‑G RAM G law boosts guaranteed rural workdays while reshaping funding, planning and digital monitoring, sparking both optimism and concern among stakeholders.

President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, ...