Overview
- Copies of the VB‑G RAM G Bill were circulated on Monday and it is listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha, but it has not yet become law.
- The draft guarantees 125 days of wage employment per rural household and permits a total 60‑day halt to scheme works during peak sowing and harvest periods.
- Financing would move to Centre–state sharing at 60:40 for most jurisdictions and 90:10 for northeastern and Himalayan states, replacing full Central wage funding.
- Budgeting would shift from demand‑driven entitlements to state‑wise normative allocations fixed by the Union government, with any excess spending to be borne by states.
- The proposal codifies app attendance, Aadhaar‑linked payments and geotagging, sets up new oversight councils, and has drawn opposition protests over dropping ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ from the scheme’s name and over perceived dilution of rights.