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GRAM G vs MNREGA- In place of MNREGA which was implemented in the year 2006, now Modi government is going to bring Vikas Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) 2025 (VB-G RAM G). The bill for this is ready and can be introduced in the winter session of Parliament. The new scheme MNREGA will be quite different.
New Delhi. The MNREGA scheme, which guarantees 100 days of employment to villagers, will now be implemented in a new name and style. The new form of MNREGA, “Developed India Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill 2025 i.e. ‘VB-G RAM G’, has been prepared. This bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha in this winter session. It has been said in the new bill that its objective is to create a new framework of rural development in line with the national vision of ‘Developed India 2047’. The change in MNREGA is not only in the name, but also in the methods of work and price. New If there will be more working days in the scheme, the workers will also have to shell out money because in MNREGA, the central government will bear the major expenses, whereas in the new scheme, the states will also have to pay the money.
MAREGA was implemented in the year 2006. According to government data, since then Rs 11.74 lakh crore has been spent on it. The expenses have been incurred. Out of this Rs 7.8 lakh crore. Expenditures have been made since 2014 till now. The government has given two big arguments to change this scheme. First, when MNREGA started in 2005, rural unemployment was a big challenge. Rural unemployment reduced from 25.7% in 2011-12 to 4.86% in 2023-24. Second, despite all efforts, fraud in MNREGA is not stopping. Misappropriation of about Rs 194 crore came to light in 2024-25.
How much will G RAM G scheme cost from UPA’s MNREGA?
MNREGA and this GRAM G scheme will be different. It has been designed keeping in mind today’s needs. There will be more work in this, workers will get remuneration sooner and states will also have to share in the funding. Let us know the four main differences between MNREGA and GRAM G..
Increase in the number of days of employment: Under MNREGA, every rural family that is willing to do unskilled work gets a guarantee of 100 days of employment. In the new scheme, there will be a guarantee of employment for 125 days every year. That means you will get 25 days more work in every financial year.
Changed pattern of funding: VChanges in the funding pattern have also been proposed in the BG RAM G Bill. Under MNREGA, where the central government used to bear the entire expenditure of the scheme, in the new scheme the states will also have to share in the expenditure. Under this, in the North-Eastern States and Himalayan States, 90 percent of the expenditure of the scheme will be borne by the Central Government and 10 percent by the State Government. Whereas in other states, 60 percent of the expenditure will be borne by the central government and 40 percent by the state government.
Work will not be available during agricultural season: There is a provision in the VB-G RAM G Bill that work will be stopped for 60 days during the sowing and harvesting season. Its objective is to ensure that there is no shortage of laborers at the time of sowing and harvesting. There is no such provision in MNREGA.
Change in payment time: In the new bill, unlike MNREGA, payment can be made every week. Under MNREGA, wages were paid in 15 days. It will be mandatory to pay wages on weekly basis or within a maximum of 15 days of completion of work.
