Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaks during a meeting to announce that the 'Viksit Bharat – G-RAM' scheme is set to come into effect on July 1, in New Delhi
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After chairing a virtual meeting with state rural development ministers on Tuesday, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the state-wise fund allocations under the “Viksit Bharat GRAMG” law, which automatically designates each state’s financial share for executing the rural job guarantee scheme.Addressing the media, Chouhan said that the “historic” new arrangement coming into effect from July 1 should ensure a “completely smooth, worker-centric transition without any disruption.”“The new law is not merely a transition of a scheme, but an issue connected with the lives and livelihoods of crores of workers,” he said adding not a single worker should remain without work even for a day. No disruption in employment generation, wage payments or statutory rights would be acceptable, he emphasised.The minister said that the Centre had already allocated ₹30,000 crore under MGNREGA, which has been implemented till June 30 as a smooth transition to the new law effective from July 1. Chouhan also announced allocation of ₹95,692 crore to states, reading out the Centre’s share for each state and union territory. But he termed it as “interim” amid criticism that the job guarantee under new law would no more be demand-driven rather within the fund allocated for it. Combined with state shares, the total fund available under VB GRAMG would be ₹1.51 lakh crore, he added.He informed that 26 States have already made budgetary provisions keeping in mind the objective of VB GRAMG, only Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana and Mizoram are yet to do it. He said he would personally write to the Chief Ministers of these States.As only Mizoram, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh have issued necessary notifications, he asked Others to issue State-level notifications at the earliest. The minister also appealed to all the States to expedite the process to notify agricultural peak seasons, during which period there would be no job work. Only Mizoram has notified the peak season, he added.Development worksHe said that the amount would reach nearly 2.80 lakh Gram Panchayats across the country, ensuring that each Panchayat receives funds worth lakhs of rupees. He stressed that the funds should be utilised for development works identified under the provisions of the Act so that employment generation and the creation of rural assets are both ensured.He urged States to accord advance approvals to an adequate number of works so that implementation can begin at a fast pace from July 1.The Center’s share under the scheme for Andhra Pradesh has been fixed at ₹7,707.21 crore, Bihar ₹6,715.83 crore, Karnataka ₹5,709.09 crore, Kerala ₹3,136.44 crore, Madhya Pradesh ₹6,252.03 crore, Maharashtra ₹4,420.32 crore, Rajasthan ₹7,581.87 crore, Tamil Nadu ₹7,585.49 crore, Telangana ₹3,825.31 crore, Uttar Pradesh ₹9,721.48 crore. In addition to this provision for States and Union Territories, additional ₹1,850.62 crore has been earmarked for Central administration and social audit, taking the total interim allocation to ₹95,692.31 crore, the rural development ministry said in a statement.Since the law has provided for 60:40 share of funding between Centre and States, except for north-east region and border states where the Central share rises to 90 per cent, each state will now have to allocate its share to implement the scheme.Published on June 9, 2026
