Claim
The rural employment scheme MGNREGA is ending and is being replaced from 1 July by the 'Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rojgar and Aajeevika Mission Gramin' (VB-G RAM-G).
“ग्रामीण रोजगार योजना मनरेगा का अंत और उसकी जगह विकसित भारत गारंटी फॉर रोजगार एंड आजीविका मिशन ग्रामीण यानी वीबी जी राम जी का लागू होना।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple government (PIB, DD News) and independent (Wikipedia, PRS India, mainstream press) sources confirm that Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025 in December 2025, and that it came into force on 1 July 2026, repealing MGNREGA (2005) from the same date and raising the employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days. This matches the anchor's claim of MGNREGA ending and being replaced by VB-G RAM-G from 1 July, made on the eve of implementation (broadcast 2026-06-30).
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viksit_Bharat%E2%80%93Guarantee_for_Rozgar_and_Ajeevika_Mission_(Gramin)_Act,_2025 States the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 came into force across India on 1 July 2026, repealing the MGNREGA, 2005 from the same date and raising the guarantee from 100 to 125 days. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-viksit-bharat-%E2%80%93-guarantee-for-rozgar-and-ajeevika-mission-gramin-vb-%E2%80%93-g-ram-g-bill-2025 PRS Legislative Research bill track confirms the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 seeks to replace the MGNREGA, 2005. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://ddnews.gov.in/historic-shift-in-rural-employment-policy-moving-beyond-mnrega-with-the-developed-india-employment-guarantee-and-livelihood-mission-rural-act-2025/ Government broadcaster DD News confirms the transition from MGNREGA to the new VB-G RAM G Act, 2025. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2259691®=3&lang=1 PIB (government press bureau) release on the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), 2025. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.business-standard.com/economy/shivraj-singh-chouhan-explains-transition-from-mgnrega-to-new-scheme-id-533763 Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan explains the 1 July transition from MGNREGA to the new VB-G RAM G scheme. ✓ reachable · archived