The transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) to Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika (Grameen) has been positively received by laborers and the farming community. Under the new scheme, offering 125 days of employment, residents in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district have shown support. They appreciate the government’s decision, stating that the extension from 100 to 125 days will provide more job opportunities and boost their incomes.
The renaming of MGNREGA to ‘Viksit Bharat- G RAM G’ has been praised by locals for its positive impact on workers. This change, along with the increased work duration, is seen as a beneficial step towards enhancing earnings for daily-wage laborers. The provision of unemployment allowance within 15 days for those seeking work, as seen in the previous MGNREGA, has been maintained in the new G RAM G bill.
The recent decision by the government to rename MGNREGA as the ‘Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Act 2025’ has garnered widespread approval. The extension of the employment period from 100 to 125 days aligns with the government’s vision for a developed India by 2047. This move is expected to uplift the earnings of daily-wage workers, benefiting numerous laborers and contributing to the welfare of poor households.
