MGNREGA scrapped for new Bill: 125-day work, states pay, 60-day farm season pause

• A new Bill, VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, proposes to replace MGNREGA.
• The Bill increases guaranteed workdays from 100 to 125 per household annually.
• States will now share wage costs with the Centre (60:40 or 90:10 split), replacing the Centre's full wage bill responsibility.
• A 60-day "pause" in employment guarantee work is proposed during peak agricultural seasons.
• A "normative allocation" will replace the labour budget, with states bearing costs for spending beyond this allocation.

Why It Matters: New Bill alters rural job guarantees, shifting costs to states, and adding work pauses.