India, June 17 -- Rural workers' groups warn that under the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar & Aajeevika Mission (Gramin), states may shoulder up to 90% of costs despite a legal 60:40 Centre-state promise.

Interim central allocations reportedly fund far fewer than the guaranteed 125 days of work, forcing states to plug massive gaps or risk undermining the employment guarantee.

State governments may have to bear up to nearly 90 per cent of the cost of implementing the new Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar & Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act in some cases, far higher than the 40 per cent envisaged under the law, according to claims by rural workers' groups in a press statement on June 17, 2026.

The Act, which replaced the Mahatma Gan...