**Executive Summary**
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025, will come into force across rural India on July 1, 2026. The Act increases the statutory wage employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days per eligible household to strengthen livelihood security and rural infrastructure. An interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore has been provided to States and Union Territories to ensure a seamless nationwide rollout and uninterrupted wage payments.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Employment and Livelihood Enhancements**
* **Guaranteed Work:** Increases the statutory employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per eligible rural household.
* **Continuous Employment:** Aims to ensure no eligible rural worker remains without work for even a single day.
* **Sustainable Development:** Focuses on creating durable rural assets and accelerating the "Viksit Bharat @2047" vision.
**Financial and Administrative Readiness**
* **Interim Funding:** ₹95,692.31 crore allocated to States and UTs for nationwide implementation and timely wage payments.
* **Transition Management:** Ongoing works will continue without interruption during the transition to the new framework.
* **Documentation:** Existing e-KYC verified job cards remain valid until new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued.
**Implementation Framework**
* **Local Governance:** Gram Panchayats are placed at the center of rural transformation and participatory planning.
* **Core Focus Areas:** Priority on water conservation, natural resource management, rural infrastructure, and agriculture-allied activities.
* **Empowerment and Transparency:** Emphasis on women’s empowerment through Self Help Groups (SHGs) and technology-enabled transparent governance.
**State Participation and Launch Details**
* **State Readiness:** 29 States/UTs have made budgetary provisions, and 24 States have already notified the VB-G RAM G State Scheme.
* **National Launch Event:** The formal mission launch will take place on July 2, 2026, at Mukkavaripalli Village, Andhra Pradesh.
* **Event Highlights:** Distribution of new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards and the release of a compendium of Op-Ed articles.
**Impact Analysis**
**Rural Households and Workers**
**Impact**
Eligible households receive an additional 25 days of guaranteed wage employment (totaling 125 days) and improved livelihood security through durable asset creation.
**Action Required**
Workers must utilize existing e-KYC verified job cards for employment until they receive the new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards distributed by the government.
**Gram Panchayats**
**Impact**
Empowered as the primary drivers of rural transformation, responsible for executing projects related to infrastructure, water conservation, and natural resource management.
**Action Required**
Implement participatory planning and leverage technology-enabled systems to ensure transparent governance and effective asset creation.
**State and Union Territory Governments**
**Impact**
Responsible for the operationalization of the Act with the support of a ₹95,692.31 crore interim allocation to prevent service disruptions.
**Action Required**
Notify state-specific schemes, finalize budgetary provisions, and coordinate with the Central Government to ensure a seamless transition and timely wage payments.
**Self Help Groups (SHGs)**
**Impact**
Increased role in rural development through convergence with flagship programs, specifically targeting women's empowerment.
**Action Required**
Engage with the new framework to support rural development initiatives and community-led asset creation.
Key Entities Referenced
Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025: A legislative framework that increases statutory wage employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days for eligible rural households to ensure livelihood security.
Ministry of Rural Development: The primary nodal ministry responsible for the nationwide rollout, administrative preparations, and the interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore to States and UTs.
Gram Panchayats: Local government bodies designated as the central units for rural transformation, durable asset creation, and participatory implementation of the Act.
Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards: New beneficiary identification cards issued to rural households to ensure uninterrupted access to employment and timely payment of wages.
Viksit Bharat @2047: The overarching national policy vision for a developed India which the VB-G RAM G Act aims to accelerate through rural economic development.
Ministry of Rural Development
VB-G RAM G Act to Come into Force from July 1,
2026; "No Eligible Rural Worker Should Remain
Without Work Even for a Day": Shri Shivraj Singh
Chouhan
125 Days of Guaranteed Wage Employment to Strengthen
Rural Livelihoods: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Government Completes All Preparations for Seamless
Nationwide Rollout
Interim Allocation of ₹95,692.31 Crore allocated to States and
UTs to Ensure Seamless Nationwide Rollout of VB-G RAM G
Act
प्रव तथ: 30 JUN 2026 5:45PM by PIB Delhi
The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025 will
come into force across rural India with effect from July 1, 2026, ushering in a strengthened framework for
rural employment, livelihood security and sustainable village development. The Act enhances the statutory
wage employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days for every eligible rural household and seeks to
create durable rural assets while accelerating the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.On the eve of the nationwide rollout, Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers'
Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that no eligible rural worker should remain without work even
for a single day. He said the Government of India, in close coordination with the States and Union
Territories, has completed all administrative, financial and technical preparations to ensure a seamless
transition to the new framework.
"Our priority is to ensure that no eligible rural worker remains without work even for a single day. The
Centre and the States have worked together to complete all preparations for the implementation of the VB-
G RAM G Act. Adequate financial resources have been made available, implementation systems are fully
in place and ongoing works will continue without interruption. The enhanced guarantee of 125 days of
wage employment will strengthen rural livelihoods, create durable community assets and accelerate the
vision of Viksit Bharat," Shri Chouhan said.
To facilitate the nationwide rollout, the Government has allocated an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31
crore to States and Union Territories to ensure uninterrupted implementation, timely wage payments and
seamless transition from the very first day of implementation. The allocation reflects the Government's
commitment to ensuring that no State faces any disruption in implementing the new framework.
The Government has ensured a smooth transition to the new framework. Ongoing works will continue
without interruption, while existing e-KYC verified job cards will remain valid until the issuance of the
new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards, ensuring uninterrupted access to employment and timely payment
of wages.
The Act places Gram Panchayats at the centre of rural transformation, with greater emphasis on durable
asset creation, natural resource management, water conservation, agriculture and allied activities, rural
infrastructure, women's empowerment through Self Help Groups, convergence with flagship rural
development programmes, and technology-enabled transparent governance. The new framework aims to
strengthen village economies, generate sustainable livelihoods and improve the quality of life in rural
India through participatory planning and effective implementation.
The implementation of the VB-G RAM G Act marks a significant milestone in India's rural development
journey and reinforces the Government's commitment to building self-reliant, resilient and prosperous
rural communities as the foundation of Viksit Bharat @2047.Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan Reaffirms States' Commitment to Effective Implementation of the VB-
G RAM G Act
In the recently concluded RGVS, All States’ Rural Development Ministers apprised HMRD about the
readiness of the States in operationalising the Act from July 1st. 29 States/UTs have made budgetary
provisions and 24 States have already notified the VB G RAM G State Scheme.
National Launch of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 to
be Held in Andhra Pradesh on July 2
The national launch of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act,
2025 (VB-G RAM G Act) will be held on July 2, 2026, at Mukkavaripalli Village in Obulavaripalle
Mandal of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture &
Farmers' Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will formally launch the Mission. The event will be
attended by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Shri
Konidala Pawan Kalyan, Union Ministers of State Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and Shri Kamlesh
Paswan, along with other dignitaries.
During the programme, Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards will be distributed to beneficiary households, the
VB-G RAM G Mission will be formally launched, an awareness film on the Mission will be screened, and
a Compendium of Op-Ed Articles on the Mission will also be released.
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