Punjab Assembly’s Resolution Against VB-G RAM G Act Sparks Centre-State Clash: Act to Continue Despite Opposition
CHANDIGARH,31, Dec,2025: The Punjab Vidhan Sabha unanimously passed a resolution on December 30, 2025, condemning the Centre's Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond tabled the resolution, accusing the BJP-led Union government of undermining…
VB–G RAM G Act Replaces MGNREGA, New Rural Job Law Gets President’s Assent
National News | Updated: 22 December 2025: The central government has brought a major change in India’s rural employment system by introducing the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Act, 2025, which officially replaces the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). After being cleared by both Houses of Parliament, the VB–G RAM…