Delhi/Hyderabad, May 24 (Maxim News): The Central Government has released the draft of the new Rural Employment Guarantee Act ‘VBG Ramji’ (Vikasit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajivika Mission-Gramin). It has been announced that this new act will come into force from July 1. The Center has announced that it will accept comments from the public and experts on the draft provisions till June 21. According to the new policy, there will be key changes in the allocation of central funds in the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The draft states that more priority will be given to large states and economically backward states. As per the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, the funds will be distributed based on population and per capita income.
The Center has proposed to give 42.5 percent of the highest priority to states with low per capita income. Also, while the entire wage burden in the Employment Guarantee Scheme was borne by the Central Government so far, after the new law comes into force, 60 percent will have to be borne by the Center and 40 percent by the State Governments. This will also increase the financial responsibility of the States. From the second year, additional funds will be allocated based on the performance of the States. The performance of the States will be assessed by taking factors such as timely payment of wages to laborers, implementation of social audit, and percentage of completion of works as standards. The Central Government hopes that these changes will increase transparency and accountability in the implementation of rural employment schemes. (Maxim News)
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