Lok Sabha passes VB-G RAM G Bill by voice vote after debate with 98 members
The Lok Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, amid Opposition protests.
Summary
The Lok Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 by voice vote in New Delhi on 18 December 2025, after Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan replied amid Opposition protests. The VB-G RAM G Bill, introduced on 16 December, was debated for about eight hours till 1.30 am, with 98 members taking part, and seeks to replace MGNREGA, 2005. A PIB backgrounder released the same day said the Bill shifts the programme from a central sector scheme to a centrally sponsored framework, links wage work to four priority areas, aggregates all assets in the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack, and estimates an annual requirement of ₹1,51,282 crore, of which the central share is ₹95,692.31 crore.
Key facts
- Lok Sabha
- Passed by voice vote, 18 December 2025
- Introduced
- 16 December 2025
- Debate
- About 8 hours, till 1.30 am; 98 members
- Funding shift
- Central sector scheme to centrally sponsored framework
- Asset registry
- Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack
- Annual estimate
- ₹1,51,282 crore; central share ₹95,692.31 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
How many members took part in the Lok Sabha debate on the VB-G RAM G Bill before it was passed on 18 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 98
The Indian Express and News18: Shivraj Singh Chouhan said he listened to 98 MPs who took part in the debate.
Consider the following statements about the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 as explained in the PIB backgrounder of 18 December 2025: 1. It shifts rural employment from a central sector scheme to a centrally sponsored framework. 2. All assets created will be aggregated in the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack. 3. The estimated annual central share is ₹1,51,282 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2205734: the Bill moves to a centrally sponsored framework and aggregates assets in the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack. ₹1,51,282 crore is the total annual requirement including the State share; the central share is ₹95,692.31 crore, so statement 3 is wrong.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four priority areas of works under the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Urban housing for migrant workers
PIB 2205734: the four areas are water security, core rural infrastructure, livelihood-related infrastructure and special works to mitigate extreme weather events. Urban housing is not one of them.