<h1>Union changes to rural employment funding shift fiscal burden to states under proposed VB-GRAM-G replacement.</h1> Proposed replacement of MGNREGA by the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 would reduce central financing and impose a larger share of rural employment funding on states, with a 60% state-40% central split, thereby shifting fiscal burden to state governments.