Overview
- Officials say the new rural jobs law is slated to take effect in the coming fiscal year once central rules are framed and notified, though no start date has been set.
- Around 75% of existing MGNREGA job cards are verified and are expected to be accepted during the transition to ensure uninterrupted access to work.
- Parliament has replaced MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act, raising the statutory guarantee from 100 to 125 days of wage employment per rural household.
- Section 37 provides that actions under MGNREGA, including ongoing projects and wage liabilities, will be treated as valid under the new law where consistent.
- Planning and oversight will shift to digitised systems featuring Panchayat-based spatial plans via Yuktdhara and PM Gati Shakti, e-measurement of works, weekly public disclosures, and strengthened social audits, as opposition parties continue protests.