India, Dec. 21 -- The VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, which was cleared by the Parliament this week, has got President Droupadi Murmu's assent, the Rural Development Ministry said on Sunday.

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), which seeks to replace UPA-era MGNREGA, aims to provide 125 days of guaranteed wage employment to labourers in rural areas.

The government has said the new scheme is intended to create a rural development framework in line with the national vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.

The VB-G RAM G Bill seeks to replace the UPA-era MGNREGA, or the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which initially guaranteed at least 100 days of employment.

States were permitted to provide up to...