Centre Unveils ₹1.25 Lakh Crore Rural Development Push; New Framework to Roll Out from July 1

• Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB–G RAM G] Act, 2025 replaces MGNREGA, 2005 from 1 July 2026.
• Combined Centre + State outlay crosses ₹1.51 lakh crore; Centre's interim BE allocation is ₹95,692.31 crore — the highest-ever for a rural employment programme at the Budget Estimate stage.
• Wage-employment guarantee raised from 100 → 125 days per rural household per FY.
• UPSC relevance: governance reform, federal cost-sharing, welfare-tech (DBT, face authentication), rural livelihoods, statutory rights framework.