Haryana CM Details Features of New VB-G RAM G Rural Jobs Law

Overview

• At a state conference in Panchkula on January 18, Nayab Singh Saini described VB-G RAM G as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee to workers, emphasizing dignity at work, timely wages, social respect, and secure livelihoods.
• Saini said the law raises the statutory employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days and empowers states to pause work for up to 60 days during sowing and harvest, with those 60 days provided separately in addition to the 125-day guarantee.
• He announced weekly wage payments replacing the 15‑day cycle and asserted that tighter design and verification would curb fake workers, fake work, and fake payments.
• The chief minister said the law expands the range of permissible works in villages to create more employment opportunities and accelerate local development.
• He noted that Parliament replaced MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G on December 18 by voice vote during protests, and he criticized Congress and AAP for opposing the reform while projecting income gains of over ₹7,000 nationwide and at least ₹10,000 in Haryana, with a ₹400 daily wage implying minimum annual earnings of about ₹50,000.