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The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): Vb—G Ram G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी)Act, 2025

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An Act to establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, by providing a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work; to promote empowerment, growth, convergence and saturation for a prosperous and resilient rural Bharat; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
36 of 2025
Ministry
Ministry of Rural Development
Department
Department of Rural Development
Enacted
20 Dec 2025

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37 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3State Government implementation framework for Scheme.
  4. Section 4Planning framework in alignment with vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
  5. Section 5Guarantee of wage employment to rural households.
  6. Section 6Facilitating adequate agricultural labour availability during peak agricultural seasons.
  7. Section 7Relaxations during natural calamities and extraordinary circumstances.
  8. Section 8Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Scheme.
  9. Section 9Conditions for providing guaranteed employment.
  10. Section 10Wage rate.
  11. Section 11Payment of unemployment allowance.
  12. Section 12Central Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Council.
  13. Section 13State Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Council.
  14. Section 14National Level Steering Committee.
  15. Section 15State Level Steering Committee.
  16. Section 16Principal authorities for planning and implementation of Scheme.
  17. Section 17District Programme Coordinator.
  18. Section 18Programme Officer.
  19. Section 19Responsibilities of Gram Panchayats.
  20. Section 20Social audit of works by Gram Sabha.
  21. Section 21Responsibilities of State Government in implementing Scheme.
  22. Section 22Nature of Scheme and fund sharing pattern.
  23. Section 23Transparency and accountability.
  24. Section 24Technology-enabled transparency and public accountability.
  25. Section 25Grievance redressal mechanism.
  26. Section 26Audit of accounts.
  27. Section 27Penalties for contravention.
  28. Section 28Power to delegate.
  29. Section 29Power of Central Government to give directions.
  30. Section 30Act to have overriding effect.
  31. Section 31Power to amend Schedules.
  32. Section 32Protection of action taken in good faith.
  33. Section 33Power of Central Government to make rules.
  34. Section 34Power of State Government to make rules.
  35. Section 35Laying of rules and Schemes.
  36. Section 36Power to remove difficulties.
  37. Section 37Repeal, savings and transitional provisions.