New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Lok Sabha on Thursday (18 December) passed the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, a sweeping piece of legislation that seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), triggering a sharp political confrontation in Lower House of Parliament.

Also referred to as the VB-G Ram G Bill, the proposed law aims to overhaul India's flagship rural employment scheme by expanding guaranteed wage employment from 100 to 125 days per rural household each year. The government says the legislation is designed to strengthen income security while creating durable, productivity-enhancing assets in villages through a more centrally coordi...