Funds allocated/released under VB-G RAM-G and NREGA (state-wise)
PIB: State-wise funds allocated/released under VB-G RAM-G and Mahatma Gandhi NREGS; West Bengal stop-start linked to Section 27 non-compliance
- The Rajya Sabha written reply provided state/UT-wise allocation and release details for VB-G RAM-G and state/UT-wise fund releases and employment metrics for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
- VB-G RAM-G reporting includes interim allocation and “Mother” sanctions as the first installment, along with social audit and central administration fund figures.
- The annexure note states that NREGS fund release to West Bengal was stopped from 09.03.2022 under Section 27 for continued non-compliance, with implementation resumed from 01.06.2026.
- Normative allocation and mother sanction for release of funds for VB-G RAM-G implementation in West Bengal were issued for implementation from 01.07.2026.
What happened (officially reported)
The Ministry of Rural Development furnished state/UT-wise figures for two rural employment-related tracks. Annexure-I provides state/UT-wise funds allocated and released under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM-G) starting from 01.07.2026. The annexure covers the financial year 2026-27 (as on 16.07.2026) and includes interim allocation, “Mother” sanctions issued as the first installment, and figures for funds for social audit and central administration. Annexure-II provides state/UT-wise details of funds released under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) for FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. Annexure-III and Annexure-IV provide employment uptake and output under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS—state/UT-wise persons who availed employment and state/UT-wise persondays generated—also for FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. The information was provided by the Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Kamlesh Paswan, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Background and earlier position
For UPSC, focus on how funding flows under rural employment programmes use compliance triggers (notably Section 27 in the West Bengal case) and how scheme documentation bundles allocation components (interim allocation, first installment “Mother” sanctions) with employment and social-audit/administration heads. The annexure structure itself is a testable governance indicator: reporting of both inputs (funds) and outcomes (persons employed and persondays).
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