Interim allocation of ₹95,692 crore was made by the Centre on Tuesday for the VB-G Ram Ji Yojana. According to the Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, no state will face any loss of financial resources.

He further stated that interim allocation was made since the rules pertaining to the new scheme were yet to be finalized. In addition, he made it clear that there would be no reduction in available works even for a single day.

According to a report by the Rural Development Ministry, the largest interim allocation among the states went to Uttar Pradesh, which received ₹9,721.48 crore. The state of West Bengal got ₹8,508 crore, while Tamil Nadu received ₹7,585.49 crore, and Rajasthan received ₹7,581.87 crore, Andhra Pradesh received ₹7,707.21 crore, and Bihar received ₹6,715.83 crore.

The total allocation for states is Rs 92,550.17 crore, while Union Territories have been allocated Rs 1,291.52 crore. Chauhan said that after adding the mandatory contributions of states, the total annual expenditure under the scheme will be around Rs 1.51 lakh crore. Allaying concerns raised by opposition parties and labor groups, he said that the allocation for any state has not been reduced.

He said that 26 states have completed the necessary procedural requirements to implement the new scheme, while four states - Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, and Mizoram – are still waiting to complete all the formalities. Representatives from these states participated in the meeting. The Centre has assured that they are preparing for implementation.