SchemesWednesday, 1 July 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu clears ₹12,642-crore VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme with 125-day guarantee
Tamil Nadu notified the ₹12,642-crore VB-G RAM G scheme on July 1, 2026, with a 60:40 Centre-State funding pattern and a 125-day wage guarantee.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, Tamil Nadu notified the ₹12,642-crore Vikshit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), a rural employment scheme with a 60:40 Centre-State funding pattern and a 125-day wage guarantee.
Key specifics
- Total outlay: ₹12,642 crore, with ₹7,585 crore from the Union government and ₹5,057 crore from Tamil Nadu.
- The scheme was notified in the State gazette by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Secretary Prashant M. Wadnere.
- It provides 125 days of statutory wage employment in each financial year for rural households.
- The scheme will be guided by a Rural Employment Guarantee Council headed by Minister N. Anand.
- A Steering Committee headed by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Secretary will monitor implementation.
Exam lens
TNPSC scheme question: VB-G RAM G, 60:40 funding, 125 days, gazette notification, and council headed by N. Anand are the key facts; expect a match-the-following or scheme-feature question.