Tirupati, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced that the government will spend Rs 7.5 lakh crore under Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G RAM G) in five years. He formally launched the scheme at an event held at Mukkavaripalle in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Union Ministers of State for Rural Developme…
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New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission – Gramin (VB-G RAM G) Act, aimed at strengthening rural livelihoods with higher wages and guaranteed employment, came into force across India from Wednesday. With the commencement of the Act, eligible rural households will now have a statutory entitlement to 125 days of guaranteed wage employment. The Act seeks to make rural employment more effective, transparent and outcome-oriented while accelerating the …
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) With Bhagwant Mann government notifying the Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) scheme and bringing Centre’s rural employment law into force in Punjab from July 1, the state Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday raised pointed questions at government’s ‘intent’, insinuating at some “deal” with the BJP-led Centre. He asked under what “deal and compromise” with the BJP, it chose to impleme…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A high-level inter-Ministerial consultation on the Draft Convergence Framework under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, was convened here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Rohit Kansal, Union Rural Development department Secretary. Representatives and nodal officers from 18 Ministries and Departments of the Union government participated in the consultation.The consultation forms part of the preparatory …
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The government on Friday said it will deploy more than 100 area officers across the country to support states and union territories ahead of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB–G RAM G) Act, 2025, which comes into force on July 1.In a major step towards ensuring seamless implementation of the Act, the area officers will serve as facilitators and resource persons during the rollout phase, working closely with state governments and…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Setting the ball rolling for the implementation of Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — VB G RAM G, the Centre on Monday notified the commencement of the rural employment guarantee scheme.The law, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), will come into effect across all rural areas from July 1, while the latter will stand repealed from the same date.Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, b…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka BJP and JD(S), along with other opposition parties, will hold a protest on Tuesday (January 27) at 10.30 a.m. near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, condemning the alleged insult to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, said N. Ravikumar, Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Legislative Council. Speaking to the media on Monday, Ravikumar alleged that after the conclusion of the joint session of the legislature, the Governor was insulted inside the Assembly Hall at Vidhana S…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Karnataka will stage a ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ protest march on Tuesday to oppose the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar announced the decision on Monday after taking part in Republic Day celebrations at the party headquarters in Bengaluru.“It is shocking that the Right to Work has suffered a setback…
Mandya (Karnataka), Jan 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday strongly criticised the Congress government in Karnataka, stating that the slogan “Go back Governor” raised by the state Congress would achieve nothing and was merely a political drama.He alleged that instead of introspecting, the Congress-led government was indulging in a false campaign against the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) scheme…
Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Thursday declined to deliver the customary address prepared by the Congress-led government to the joint session of the state legislature. He limited his address to a few lines and abruptly ended it, triggering dramatic scenes in the Assembly.The Governor said, “Overall, to ensure social, economic and physical development, my government is fully committed. Jai Hind and Jai Karnataka.” Following this, MLAs and MLCs of both House…