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Topic 300 · Society, Health, Education & Schemes

VB-G RAM G Act replaces MGNREGA

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 (Act 36 of 2025) took effect on 1 July 2026, repealing MGNREGA, 2005.
  2. Guarantee: Section 5(1) guarantees at least 125 days of wage employment per rural household yearly, up from 100 days.
  3. Current Head: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Rural Development Minister, piloted the Bill.
  4. Funding Shift: It becomes a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on a 60:40 Centre-State split.
  5. Data Point: Under section 6, States may notify a pause of up to 60 days in peak sowing and harvest seasons.
  6. Passage: Introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 December 2025, passed on 18 December, assented to on 20 December.
  7. India Link: All works flow through a Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan.
  8. Nodal Body: The Rural Development Ministry notified on 11 May 2026 that it would commence from 1 July.
  9. Founded: MGNREGA, 2005 (Act 42 of 2005) guaranteed 100 days of unskilled wage employment per rural household.
  10. Wage Rule: Wages are due weekly or within 15 days; delay compensation is 0.05% of unpaid wages daily.
  11. Articles: Article 41 seeks the right to work; Article 37 makes Directive Principles non-justiciable; Article 243G empowers Panchayats.
  12. Doctrine: The right to work is enforceable only through a statute; convergence of schemes is not a merger.
Question 1 of 10

Which law did the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 repeal on taking effect on 1 July 2026?

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Answer: (D) MGNREGA, 2005

Core Trigger: The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 (Act 36 of 2025) took effect on 1 July 2026, repealing MGNREGA, 2005.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Section 5(1) guarantees at least how many days of wage employment per rural household yearly?

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Answer: (B) 125

Guarantee: Section 5(1) guarantees at least 125 days of wage employment per rural household yearly, up from 100 days.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which Union Minister piloted the Bill?

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Answer: (D) Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Current Head: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Rural Development Minister, piloted the Bill.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 3

Question 4 of 10

The scheme becomes Centrally Sponsored on which Centre-State split?

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Answer: (D) 60:40

Funding Shift: It becomes a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on a 60:40 Centre-State split.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Under section 6, States may notify a pause of up to how many days in peak seasons?

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Answer: (A) 60

Data Point: Under section 6, States may notify a pause of up to 60 days in peak sowing and harvest seasons.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 5

Question 6 of 10

On which date was the Bill assented to?

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Answer: (C) 20 December 2025

Passage: Introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 December 2025, passed on 18 December, assented to on 20 December.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 6

Question 7 of 10

On which date did the Rural Development Ministry notify that the VB-G RAM G Act would commence on 1 July 2026?

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Answer: (D) 11 May 2026

Nodal Body: The Rural Development Ministry notified on 11 May 2026 that it would commence from 1 July.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 8

Question 8 of 10

MGNREGA, 2005 carries which Act number?

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Answer: (A) Act 42 of 2005

Founded: MGNREGA, 2005 (Act 42 of 2005) guaranteed 100 days of unskilled wage employment per rural household.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Delay compensation for late wages is what share of unpaid wages daily?

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Answer: (A) 0.05%

Wage Rule: Wages are due weekly or within 15 days; delay compensation is 0.05% of unpaid wages daily.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider the statements: 1. Article 41 seeks the right to work. 2. Article 37 makes Directive Principles justiciable. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Articles: Article 41 seeks the right to work; Article 37 makes Directive Principles non-justiciable; Article 243G empowers Panchayats.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 300, point 11

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