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Spending boost for rural economy
Financial Express Hyderabad
|February 02, 2026
THE GOVERNMENT HAS allocated over ₹1.25 lakh crore for the next fiscal for the new and existing rural jobs guarantee schemes.
The finance ministry has allocated ₹95,692 crore for the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar Aajeevika Mission (Grameen) (VB-G RAM G), while keeping ₹30,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to clear pending dues from spilling over to FY27.
This story is from the February 02, 2026 edition of Financial Express Hyderabad.
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