VB-G Ram G Act to come into force on July 1, MGNREGA to be repealed

The Union government on Monday stated that the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Act will come into force on July 1, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act will stand repealed on the same day.

The Ministry of Rural Development issued two gazette notifications to this effect on Monday.

The transition from MGNREGA to the new Act will be seamless and will not result in disruption for workers, the ministry said in a press release.

“Ongoing works under MGNREGA as on June 30th shall be saved and carried over in the new framework seamlessly by ensuring consistency with the provisions of Viksit Bharat G RAM G,” the government said.

Existing e-KYC verified MGNREGA job cards will remain valid under the new Act until Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued, the ministry said.

“Workers without job cards may continue to register at the gram panchayat level,” the press release said. “Workers shall not be denied employment merely due to pending e-KYC, and facilitation arrangements for e-KYC completion shall continue at the field level by the state governments.”

The VB-G Ram G Act received presidential assent on December 21, two days after it was passed by Parliament amid protests by Opposition parties.

The MGNREGA, which was introduced in 2005 by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, guaranteed 100 days of unskilled work...

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