Claim
The new rural employment scheme will guarantee 125 days of employment instead of the current 100 days.
“नई योजना में 100 दिन की बजाय 125 दिन के रोजगार की गारंटी मिलेगी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The core factual assertion is correct: the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), which replaces MGNREGA effective July 1, 2026, statutorily raises the rural employment figure from 100 to 125 days per household per year. This is confirmed by PIB, the PRS legislative tracker, and Wikipedia. Critics dispute whether the 'guarantee' is meaningful (it applies only in centrally notified areas, allows a 60-day agricultural pause, and funding may be inadequate), but these are implementation/interpretation critiques and do not contradict the anchor's factual statement about the 100→125 day change.
Evidence
- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2279446®=3&lang=1 Government/PIB release: the Viksit Bharat–G RAM G (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025 comes into force from July 1, 2026 and statutorily raises the rural employment guarantee, replacing MGNREGA. ✓ 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 India legislative tracker for the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, the statute that increases the guaranteed workdays from 100 to 125 per rural household per year. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viksit_Bharat%E2%80%93Guarantee_for_Rozgar_and_Ajeevika_Mission_(Gramin)_Act,_2025 States the Act increases the statutory rural employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days per financial year. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://india.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-rural-jobs-law-without-a-guarantee/ Confirms the 125-vs-100 day figure but notes critics argue the legal/universal guarantee is weakened (applies only in centrally notified areas; up to 60-day agricultural pause). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/interim-vb-g-ram-g-funds-fall-short-of-125-day-job-promise-analysis-126061701124_1.html Civil-society analysis that budget allocations may be insufficient to actually deliver 125 days, though the statutory figure of 125 days is not disputed. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403