Centre notifies VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 to come into force from 1 July 2026; MGNREGA to stand repealed
On 11 May 2026 the Centre notified that the Viksit Bharat – G RAM G Act, 2025, guaranteeing 125 days of wage employment, will come into force nationwide from 1 July 2026, when MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed.
Summary
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB–G RAM G] Act, 2025 will come into force across all rural areas from 1 July 2026, the Centre notified on 11 May 2026, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 will stand repealed from the same date. Every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work will be entitled to 125 days of wage employment a year, with unemployment allowance if work is not given in time and wages paid weekly or within 15 days of closing the muster roll. The Centre has allocated ₹95,692.31 crore for 2026-27, the highest-ever Budget Estimate for a rural employment programme, and the total outlay with States is expected to exceed ₹1.51 lakh crore. MGNREGA employment continues until 30 June, ongoing works carry over, and e-KYC verified job cards stay valid until Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued.
Key facts
- Commencement
- 1 July 2026, all rural areas (notified 11 May 2026)
- Repeal
- MGNREGA, 2005 repealed from 1 July 2026
- Guarantee
- 125 days of wage employment per household per financial year
- Funds 2026-27
- Centre ₹95,692.31 crore (highest BE); total with States > ₹1.51 lakh crore
- Wages
- Weekly or within 15 days of muster-roll closure, via DBT
- Transition
- Job cards valid until Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards; States must notify schemes
Practice MCQs 3 questions
From which date will the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 come into force nationwide, as notified on 11 May 2026?
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Correct answer: A — 1 July 2026
The Centre notified that the Act comes into force across all rural areas from 1 July 2026, when MGNREGA, 2005 stands repealed.
How many days of wage employment in a financial year does the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 guarantee to an eligible rural household?
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Correct answer: D — 125 days
The Act guarantees 125 days of wage employment a year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Consider the following statements about the transition to the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025: 1. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 will stand repealed from the date the new Act comes into force. 2. All existing MGNREGA job cards become invalid on that date and every worker must register afresh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. e-KYC verified MGNREGA job cards remain valid under VB–G RAM G until Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued.