
India has enacted the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, repealing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). While the government asserts the new law will enhance transparency and combat corruption through technology like biometric authentication, critics argue it dismantles the rights-based framework of MGNREGA. Concerns include the lack of new anti-graft measures beyond technology and the potential weakening of existing provisions like social audits, despite claims of job guarantees.