New Framework: Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025.
Replaces: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005.
Implementation Date: July 1, 2026.
Employment Guarantee: 125 days per rural household annually (up from 100 days).
Interim List: 318 permissible works notified on June 24, 2026.
Thematic Areas: Water security, core rural infrastructure, rural livelihoods, special works for mitigation of extreme weather events.
Planning Approach: "Single plan – multi funding."
Primary Plan: Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan at Gram Panchayat level.
Funding Pattern: Changed from 90:10 to 60:40 (Centre:State).
Karnataka Concern: Raised concerns over funding pattern change on June 24, 2026.
Jammu and Kashmir: Notified its own scheme on June 24, 2026, effective July 1, 2026.
Area Officers: Over 100 deployed on June 19, 2026, for transition support.
Consultation: High-level inter-ministerial consultation held on June 24-25, 2026, chaired by Rural Development Secretary Rohit Kansal.
Participants: 18 ministries and departments.
Month: Current Affairs - Jun 25, 2026
Category: Gramin Act 2025, MGNREGA