The government has issued strong rebuttals to misleading claims being made regarding the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act. Calling the opposition’s criticism of the act factually incorrect and misleading, it noted that the Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act, 2025, guarantees at least 125 days of wage employment to every rural household. It said that claims about the right to work being taken away are politically motivated. The government further underlined that the act says that employment must be provided within 15 days, failing which unemployment allowance is mandatory.
On wages, the government said that the Act clearly provides that every person who has worked under the Scheme is entitled to wages at the notified wage rate for each day of work. It said that under the act, wage rates will be notified annually and remain higher than MGNREGA rates and guarantee payments to be made weekly or within a fortnight.
Responding to concerns about agricultural-season restrictions, the government said that the 125-day employment guarantee remains fully intact.
It also rejected claims of centralisation, calling them baseless, and said contractors are explicitly prohibited. On funding, it said the scheme follows a structured 60:40 and 90:10 cost-sharing pattern and is not an arbitrary burden.
