UP, Bengal top Centre’s Rs 95,692-crore interim allocation for states under VB-G RAM G
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the allocation has been made based on the states’ last year expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG-NREGS).
Lok Sabha MP Saptagiri Ulaka said the new framework dismantles the statutory guarantee of work available to rural households and weakens workers’ rights by making employment contingent on pre-approved budgetary allocations rather than actual demand. (File Photo) The Centre on Tuesday announced interim allocation for states out of the Central outlay of Rs 95,692.31 crore for the financial year 2026-27 under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act 2025 — VB-G RAm G — with Uttar Pradesh getting the highest share of Rs 9,721.48 crore, followed by West Bengal at
Rs 8,508 crore.
Announcing the decision, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the allocation has been made based on the states’ last year expenditure under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG-NREGS).
The move comes days after the Ministry of Rural Development released a set of draft rules to implement the new rural job guarantee scheme under the VB-G RAM G law from July 1, 2026. As per the draft rules, the Centre shall adopt the objective parameters used for horizontal devolution among states as recommended by the 16th Finance Commission and accepted by the Government of India to make normative allocation of funds under the VB-G RAM G scheme. The VB-G RAM G rules are yet to become effective but the ministry has announced interim allocation of funds to the states under the scheme.
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