India, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era MGNREGA that guarantees employment in rural areas.

The VB-G RAM G Bill was introduced in the Parliament by Rural Development and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on December 16.

The proposed legislation aims to provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment every year in rural areas, with the government allocating Rs.95,000 crore for the initiative.

The Lok Sabha passed the G RAM G Bill by a voice vote amid a protest by the opposition. Several Opposition MPs entered the well of the House raising slogans against the government, tore cop...