From Welfare to Wealth Creation: Why VB-G RAM G Marks the Next Chapter of Rural Transformation
India's rural development journey has evolved through several landmark interventions over the decades. From Maharashtra's pioneering Employment Guarantee Scheme to the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana and later the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), each phase reflected the developmental needs of its time. The newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 represents not a departure from that legacy, but its natural and more ambitious progression - one that seeks to transform rural employment from a safety-net programme into a comprehensive engine of rural economic renewal.
At the heart of the new framework lies a simple but powerful shift in philosophy. Earlier employment programmes were largely designed to pro...





