Guwahati, Jan. 22 -- The Minister of State for External Affairs & Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, on Thursday addressed a press conference at the Jorhat Circuit House on the passage of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM-G) Act, 2025, describing it as a historic milestone in India's journey towards Viksit Bharat @2047 and a decisive redefinition of rural employment policy.

Margherita said that the new legislation reflects a fundamental shift in governance thinking, moving away from a relief-based approach to a productivity-oriented framework that recognises villages as centres of growth and prosperity. He underlined that this transformation has been made possible under the visionary leadership of ...