Record Allocation for VB-GRAM Act Notified
Why focus: Replaces MGNREGA — massive GS2/GS3 scheme update. Guarantee of 125 days wage employment creates perfect numeric traps for How-Many-Correct MCQs
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What Happened
Why It Matters
Background
History & Context
What Changed
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Employment Guarantee Days: BEFORE, MGNREGA provided a statutory guarantee of 100 days of wage employment per rural household. NOW, the VB-GRAM Act expands this guarantee to 125 days per household.
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Wage Determination: BEFORE, wage rates varied significantly across states and were historically linked to state-level agricultural minimum wages. NOW, the Act shifts focus toward centralized wage determination to ensure uniformity and better budgetary forecasting.
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Asset Creation Focus: BEFORE, a significant portion of work involved basic manual labor with inconsistent long-term utility. NOW, there is a mandated focus on creating climate-resilient assets to support sustainable rural infrastructure.
Prelims Angle
NCERT Connection
Practice Questions
Q1
Correct Statement(s)Which of the following statements regarding the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-GRAM) Act is/are correct? 1. It expands the statutory rural wage employment guarantee to 125 days per household. 2. It decentralizes wage determination to individual Gram Panchayats to better match local living costs. Select the correct answer using the code given below: