Lok Sabha Passes VB-G RAM G Bill Replacing MNREGA Amid Opposition Uproar Over 125-Day Work Guarantee

In this special report, India Today details the chaotic scenes in the Lok Sabha as the Narendra Modi government passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or VB-G RAM G. The new legislation replaces the 20-year-old MNREGA scheme and proposes a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment, an increase from the previous 100 days. However, the bill sparked a major political row, with opposition MPs tearing copies of the legislation and protesting the reduction of central funding for labor costs from 100% to 60%. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan defended the move as a necessary reform for public interest, while critics labeled it an attack on welfare. The report explores the implications of the new funding split for states.