The Ministry of Rural Development has presented the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 as an expansion of the rural employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days. The ministry’s material also addresses claims about local decision-making, funding responsibilities and work availability during the farming season.
The employment guarantee is described as being expanded rather than diluted. The provisions highlighted by the ministry place Gram Panchayats at the origin of all works, with plans approved through the Gram Sabha.
How work will be planned
According to the ministry’s stated facts, local planning remains part of the framework. Works will originate at Gram Panchayats through Gram Sabha-approved plans, addressing the claim that local decision-making is being weakened.
The material also says the Centre remains the principal funding partner under a well-established Centrally Sponsored Scheme framework. This is presented as the position on the claim that the Centre is transferring its “burden” to states.
Farming-season pause
States will decide periods aggregating to 60 days when works will be paused during the farming season. The ministry distinguishes this provision from the claim that workers will have no work for a stretch of 60 days.
The ministry has promoted the Act through a myths-and-facts comparison linked to rural employment and the new employment guarantee. The material identifies the programme as VB – G RAM G, also referred to as विकसित भारत – जी राम जी, and links it to the broader Viksit Bharat framework.
