BJP States Among Those Objecting to VB-G RAM G's Cost-Sharing Formula |
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New Delhi: At least three states, two of them Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled, have raised concerns about the increased financial burden on them under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), reported The Hindu. The new scheme comes into effect on July 1, 2026.
Under VB-G RAM G, most states are required to bear 40% of the total expenditure, under a 60:40 centre-state cost-sharing pattern. This marks a significant departure from MGNREGA, where the centre bore 100% of the wage........