Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 Bill proposes setting up of higher education commission along with three councils It seeks to subsume the functions of the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical education, National Council for Teachers Education Viksit Bharat — Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill The Union government is set to introduce to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 To “establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047”. The move will mark a shift from a “demand-driven framework” to a “supply-driven scheme”. The VB-G RAM G Bill increases the number of guaranteed workdays from 100 to 125. Fund Share: States 40%, Centre 60%. About Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 Launched in 2005 by the Ministry of Rural development. The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year. One-third of beneficiaries have to be women. Fund Share: States 10%, Centre 90% Under the MGNREGA, the Union government was responsible for 100% of the labour wages and 75% of the material wages. SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear energy for Transforming India) Bill Aims to incentivise private sector participation, both Indian and foreign, in nuclear power production. It does this by replacing India’s existing laws — the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010 India’s long term energy and climate goals which includes decarbonisation by 2070 Target of achieving 100 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2047 Chief Information Commissioner President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Raj Kumar Goyal as the Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission About Central Information Commission The Central Information Commission is a statutory body established under the Right…
