President Droupadi Murmu gives nod to VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA President Droupadi Murmu has approved the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, replacing MGNREGA with a new rural employment law that raises guaranteed work to 125 days, alters funding to a 60:40 Centre-state split and narrows the scope of permissible works. Advertisement(Photo: Reuters)Piyush MishraUPDATED: Dec 21, 2025 17:34 ISTPresident Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, formally clearing the way for a major overhaul of India’s flagship rural employment programme. With this, the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) stands replaced by a new statutory framework aligned with the government’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. advertisementOne of the most prominent changes under the new law is the enhancement of the statutory employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per financial year for rural households. The government has projected this as an expansion of benefits, noting that the earlier 100-day limit often operated as a hard ceiling rather than a minimum guarantee.
