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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2725
ANSWERED ON 04/08/2026
WORKING DAYS UNDER VB-G RAM-G
2725. Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is considering increasing the number
of working days under Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rojgar and
Aajeevika Mission-Gramin (VB-G RAM-G), if so, the details
thereof;
(b) whether the Government proposes to launch a new programme
to create permanent employment in the rural areas of Madhya
Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government have any plan to provide additional
financial assistance to women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the
State of Madhya Pradesh under the National Rural Livelihood
Mission (NRLM), if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a) & (b): Consequent upon commencement of the Viksit Bharat–
Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G)
Act, 2025, the scheme has successfully been implemented in rural
areas of the entire country w.e.f 01.07.2026. The VB-G RAM G
provides for a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty five
days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household
whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work
against one hundred day of guaranteed wage employment available
under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. The new scheme has been
successfully implemented in the State of Madhya Pradesh also w.e.f
0.1.07.2026 and an interim allocation Rs.6252.03 crore has been
made for the State. Subsequently, Mother Sanctions amounting to
Rs.630.76 Crore have been issued to the State as first installment of
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received.
Further, under Section 5(4) of the Act, the State Governments
may make provision for providing additional days of employment
beyond the period guaranteed under the Act from their own
resources.
The Act also aims to strengthen sustainable rural livelihoods
through the creation of durable assets and implementation of the
permissible works specified in Schedule I of the Act, namely Water-
related Works, Core Rural Infrastructure, Livelihood-related
Infrastructure and Special Works to Mitigate Extreme Weather
Events. These provisions are intended to enhance livelihood security,
strengthen rural infrastructure and promote sustainable rural
development.
(c): Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission
(DAY-NRLM), a flagship poverty alleviation programme of the Ministry
of Rural Development, is being implemented through the State Rural
Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs) across 760 districts and 7,246 blocks
in 34 States and Union Territories including Madhya Pradesh. As of
June 2026, the Mission has mobilized about 10.08 crore rural
households into nearly 92 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs).
Under the existing provisions of DAY-NRLM, capitalization
support is provided to eligible SHGs in the form of Revolving Fund
(RF) of ₹20,000–₹30,000 per SHG and Community Investment Fund (CIF)
of up to ₹2.50 lakh per SHG to support income-generating and
livelihood activities, including entrepreneurial ventures. In addition,
interest subvention is available on bank loans to eligible SHGs. For
loans up to ₹3 lakh, banks provide credit at a concessional interest
rate of 7% per annum. For loans above ₹3 lakh and up to ₹5 lakh,
banks extend credit at an interest rate equivalent to their one-year
Marginal Cost of Fund-Based Lending Rate (MCLR) or any other
external benchmark-based lending rate or 10% per annum,
whichever is lower. Cumulatively, loans amounting to ₹13.41 lakh
crore have been disbursed to SHGs under the Mission. These benefits
are available to eligible SHGs, including those in Madhya Pradesh,
in accordance with the scheme guidelines.
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