new delhi, May 12 -- The union government on Monday notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, paving the way for the revamped rural employment programme to be rolled out across the country from July 1. The new law will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and increase the guaranteed employment period for rural households from 100 days to 125 days a year, the rural development ministry said in a statement. Parliament passed the VB-GRAM G Bill, 2025 on December 19, 2025, with President Droupadi Murmu granting her assent just two days later. The move signals a decisive overhaul of India's rural employment and development framework. Announcing the notification during an interaction with the media in Bhopal, Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said from 1 July, labourers seeking employment in rural areas will get 125 days of guaranteed employment in a year. He added that in the intervening time, ongoing works under MGNREGA may continue as per the provisions of the VB-G RAM G Act. These works will be seamlessly migrated and prioritized for completion, ensuring that public assets are not left incomplete and community benefits continue, he said. Chouhan also said that while rules for the new law are being finalized in consultation with state governments, the ministry's primary objective is to prevent any disruption in work for labourers during the transition. He noted that states have been given up to six months to complete the necessary preparations for the mission. He also clarified that for any state failing to meet the 1 July deadline, all subsequent projects will automatically be funded and governed under the new VB-GRAM G framework....