Question 1

The central government still pays 100 percent of the wages for unskilled workers under the new employment guarantee.

Accepted Answer

The VB-G RAM G Act fundamentally alters the funding structure to a 60:40 Centre-State sharing model for both wages and materials in most states.

Question 2

Workers can demand and receive employment on any day of the year under the new 125-day guarantee.

Accepted Answer

The Act introduces a mandatory 60-day pause on all public works during peak agricultural seasons (sowing and harvesting).

Question 3

Consider the following statements regarding the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025: 1. It increases the guaranteed employment from 100 days to 125 days per rural household. 2. It retains the 100 percent Central funding model for unskilled wage components to protect fiscal health of poorer states. 3. It mandates a 60-day pause on public works during agricultural peak seasons. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

(b) Only two — Statement 1 is correct: The guaranteed days have been increased to 125. Statement 2 is incorrect: The defining feature of the new Act is shifting the funding pattern from 100 percent Central funding (for unskilled wages) to a normative 60:40 Centre-State split. Statement 3 is correct: A 60-day pause during agricultural peak seasons is a new statutory provision to prevent farm labor shortages.

Question 4

Match List I (Feature/Committee) with List II (Associated Concept/Act) regarding rural employment generation: List I: A. Section 22 of MGNREGA 2005. B. Amarjeet Sinha Committee. C. VB-G RAM G Act 2025 funding pattern. D. Agricultural synergy provision. List II: 1. 60:40 Centre-State shared liability. 2. Mandatory 60-day pause on public works. 3. 100 percent Central funding for unskilled wages. 4. Review of MGNREGA efficacy and restructuring. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Accepted Answer

(a) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 — Section 22 of the old MGNREGA mandated 100 percent central funding for unskilled wages (A-3). The Amarjeet Sinha Committee (2022) was formed to review the efficacy of MGNREGA (B-4). The new VB-G RAM G Act introduces a 60:40 Centre-State funding split (C-1). The agricultural synergy provision refers to the mandatory 60-day pause to avoid labor shortages for farmers (D-2).

Question 5

Assertion (A): The VB-G RAM G Act of 2025 introduces a mandatory 60-day pause on public works. Reason (R): The pause is designed to reduce the overall number of work days provided to rural households to cut government expenditure.

Accepted Answer

(c) A is true but R is false — Assertion (A) is true; the Act does introduce a 60-day statutory pause on public works. Reason (R) is false; the purpose of the pause is not to cut expenditure or reduce total days (in fact, guaranteed days increased to 125), but to prevent MGNREGA works from crowding out agricultural labor during crucial sowing and harvesting seasons.

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