“VB - G RAM G national launch to begin from Andhra Pradesh on July 1”: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• VB-GRAMG = Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), the 2025 statutory replacement of MGNREGA.
• Union Rural Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the national launch will begin from Andhra Pradesh on 1 July 2026 following a meeting with AP Deputy CM Shri Pawan Kalyan at Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi.
• Examinable for the transition from a demand-driven open-ended wage scheme (MGNREGA, 100 days) to a normative, centrally-sponsored, planning-led model (125 days).