Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Replaces MGNREGA with Floor Wage of 300 Rupees
This new legislation replaces the long-standing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005.
The Act guarantees 125 days of wage employment annually per eligible rural household, with a newly fixed national floor wage of 300 rupees daily.
The average notified national wage has climbed from 298.8 rupees under MGNREGA to 327.4 rupees per day under the VB-G RAM G scheme.
Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland experienced the highest wage increase (~24.5%), with states like Goa, Haryana, and Kerala seeing notified daily wages exceed 400 rupees.
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Practice Quiz — 2 July 2026
Q1. Who has recently assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)?
Q2. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a one-year tenure extension for which of the following Foreign Secretaries of India?
Q3. Ravi Shankar has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of which organization, where he will oversee the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM)?
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the newly launched Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025: (1) It replaces the MGNREGA Act, 2005. (2) It guarantees 125 days of wage employment annually per eligible rural household. (3) The Central Government has set the national floor wage under this scheme at 350 rupees per day. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q5. What was India's gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection for the month of June 2026?
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