Itanagar, July 1 -- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday described the coming into force of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 as a "historic day", as the new rural employment and development framework officially replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, across the country from today.

Union Minister Chouhan, while speaking to ANI, said that the new framework marks a significant upgrade over the earlier employment guarantee programme.

Explaining the launch and expanded employment guarantee under the new scheme, he said, "Today is a historic day. Yesterday marked the conclusion of MGNREGA. A scheme superior to MGNREGA, which provides for...