Syllabus: GS2/ Governance
Context
- The Ministry of Rural Development notified the VB-G RAM G (Grievance Redressal) Rules, 2026, for addressing complaints related to the implementation of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025.
Provisions of the Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026
- Any person can submit a grievance relating to any matter arising out of or connected with the implementation of the scheme.
- This complaint or representation can be submitted orally, in writing, or through digital means.
- According to Rule 4(5): “No grievance shall be refused registration on the ground of format, language, manner of submission or any procedural deficiency
- The rules prescribe seven working days to complete the inquiry and require that the grievance be resolved within 15 days of receipt.
- Three-tier Mechanism:
- Gram Panchayat Level: Initial registration and handling of complaints.
- Block Level: Examination and escalation of unresolved grievances.
- District Level: Higher-level oversight and resolution, with the District Programme Coordinator supervising the process.
About VB-G RAM G
- It replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA).
- The move marked a shift from a “demand-driven framework” to a “supply-driven scheme.”
- Enhanced Livelihood Guarantee: It will enhance the statutory wage employment guarantee to 125 from 100 days per rural household in every financial year for adults who volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work.
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme: The scheme will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a sharing pattern of 90:10 for North-Eastern and Himalayan States/UT and 60:40 for all other States.
- Securing peak agricultural seasons: States will be empowered to notify in advance, a period aggregating to 60 days in a financial year covering peak sowing and harvesting during which works under the Act will not be undertaken, facilitating sufficient farm labour at critical times.
- Normative Allocation to States based: States will ensure transparent and need-based intra-State distribution of funds across Districts and Gram Panchayats, taking into account the category of the Panchayats and local developmental needs.
- Unemployment allowance: If eligible applicants are not provided work within the stipulated period, State Governments will be obliged to pay unemployment allowance.
- VGPP based planning: Planning will be undertaken through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans, prepared by Gram Panchayats and integrated with national spatial planning systems.
- Institutional Oversight: The Central Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Council and the State Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Councils shall be constituted for review, monitoring and effective implementation of the provisions of the legislation in their respective areas.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
- The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 legally assures pay for employment to rural households.
- It was created in 2006 and renamed as MGNREGA in 2009.
- The main objective is to promote the livelihood stability of the rural people by providing at least 100 days of assured wage employment in a financial year to all households in rural areas whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
- Implementation: It is a demand driven and rights based program implemented through Gram Panchayats primarily.
- Allowances: Unemployment allowance if work is delayed more than 15 days and not less than one-third (33%) of participants are women.
Source: HT
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