Chandigarh, June 27 -- A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after the state government officially notified the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAMG) Scheme, Punjab-2026, despite the Punjab Legislative Assembly having earlier passed a unanimous resolution rejecting the scheme.
According to the Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary issued by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats on June 26, Friday, the state has notified the VB-G-RAMG Scheme, Punjab-2026, which guarantees 125 days of employment per financial year for rural households. The notification states that the scheme will come into force from July 1, 2026, and will be implemented across the notified rural areas of Pu...