FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS UNDER VB-G RAM G

• VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 = Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin); statutory successor to MGNREGA, 2005.
• Enhances rural wage-employment guarantee from 100 → 125 days per household per FY for unskilled manual work.
• Centre fixes state-wise normative allocation under Section 22(4); cost-sharing follows a Centre–State split.
• Aspirant relevance: GS-II (welfare schemes, governance) + GS-III (employment, rural economy); fresh statute almost certain in Prelims 2026/27.