Telangana Cabinet panel flags concerns over proposed VB-G RAM G Act

The Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted by the Telangana government to examine the implications of the proposed Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, expressed serious concerns over several provisions.

It noted the proposed legislation could adversely affect Telangana’s interests and weaken protections available to vulnerable rural communities.

The committee, chaired by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, held its first meeting on Sunday. After discussing the issue



at length, the committee explored various options for formally conveying the State’s dissent over what it described as significant omissions and commissions in the proposed framework that seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the VB-G RAM G Act from July 1.

Some provisions of the proposed legislation could dilute State governments’ role in planning and implementing employment guarantee programmes while increasing financial liabilities on States, the Committee Members observed.