Chennai, July 1 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday criticised the 60:40 share of funds between the central government and the state government under the Viksit Bharat--Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act.

The VB-G RAM G came into effect on July 1, with the Centre notifying the wage rate in the Gazette.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay claimed that the implementation of the VB-G RAM G scheme from Wednesday will impose an additional financial burden of over Rs 5000 crore on the state. He requested the Centre to provide 100 per cent funding for the Wage and Administrative components, with the Material component shared on a 75:25 basis between the Centre and the State.

He...