In the verdant, undulating terrain of Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur district, where dense forests and tribal communities define the landscape, the Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) marks a transformative evolution of rural employment paradigms. Superseding MGNREGA, this initiative guarantees 125 days of work annually, prioritising enduring assets like water conservation, village infrastructure, and self help groups over ephemeral wage relief. Biometric attendance, geo tagging, and prompt payments fortify transparency, curbing leakages while amplifying empowerment in adivasi and forest dominant villages.
Manendragarh’s agrarian economy, tethered to rainfed crops, minor forest produce, and seasonal migration, found succour in MGNREGA since 2006, averaging 50 workdays per household and erecting reservoirs, roads, and land amelioration structures. Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill elevates this legacy, fusing transient labour with asset creation that begets productivity: check dams, farm ponds, minor irrigation, and rural links that enhance yields, market access, and climate resilience. A 60:40 Centre state funding split, bolstered by Rupees 86,000 crore national outlay for FY2026, injects fiscal predictability, aligning panchayat plans with PM Gati Shakti for holistic rural metamorphosis.
This 125 day pledge transcends numerical increment, embedding utility and posterity in every endeavour. In tribal precincts, where livelihoods intertwine with ecology, augmented irrigation curtails distress migration, fortified roads bridge produce to bazaars, and livelihood centric assets spawn local vocations. MGNREGA’s foundational trust evident in robust labour demand now channels into outcome driven renewal, positioning the district as a laboratory for sustainable self reliance.
State district panchayat synergy could render Viksit Bharat G RAM G Bill not mere scheme iteration, but rural India’s developmental lodestar, proving guaranteed work as precursor to guaranteed prosperity.
