Viksit Bharat Ji Ram Ji Scheme: A new rural employment scheme is being prepared to replace MNREGA. Changes can be expected in everything from the name to the number of working days, payment, and funding system.

Viksit Bharat Ji Ram Ji Scheme: The government is preparing to make a major change in the rural employment system. Significant changes are going to be made to the name and structure of MNREGA, the country's largest rural employment scheme. The central government is working on bringing in a new rural employment law to replace the existing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The government says that this change will be under the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.

This will not only change the name of the scheme, but also the number of employment days, the method of payment after work, and the funding pattern. This is why the question of what will be new and different for millions of families living in villages in the new scheme replacing MNREGA is a topic of discussion. Know all the details.

Changes in working days along with the name

The new law that the government is going to introduce is named Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Bill 2025. It is being called the VB G RAM G Bill in short. After the bill is passed, it will replace the existing MNREGA law. Earlier, there was talk of naming it Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme.

But now the name Viksit Bharat Ji Ram Ji is being suggested. According to sources, the government is considering increasing the guaranteed employment days for rural families from 100 to 125 days in the new scheme. The government says that this will increase rural income and strengthen employment opportunities. The aim is not just to provide wages, but to provide more employment opportunities to the people.

Changes in payment and funding system are also possible

The new scheme also talks about making the payment system easier and faster. While wages were paid within 15 days in MNREGA, the new bill proposes a weekly payment system. Under this scheme, wages will have to be paid every week or within a maximum of 15 days of the work being completed. If work is not provided within 15 days, there will also be a provision for unemployment allowance.

There could also be a major change in the funding system. Previously, the central government bore the entire cost of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). However, in the new scheme, states will also have to contribute. In some states, the central government will contribute 90 percent and the state government 10 percent, while in other states, the central government will contribute 60 percent and the state government 40 percent. This will increase both the role and responsibility of the states in running the scheme.