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| Historic Commencement of Viksit Bharat - G RAM G Act across rural India from July 1st 2026 | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, May 11: Marking a major milestone in India's rural development journey, the Government of India on 11 May 2026 notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025, to be rolled out nationwide from 1 July 2026.
With the coming into force of the VB-G RAM G Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 shall stand repealed from the same date. This marks a historic transition in India's rural development framework and ushers in a new era of integrated, future-ready and productivity-oriented rural transformation aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
Under the new framework, every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work shall be entitled to a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in every financial year. The enhanced guarantee is intended to strengthen livelihood security, improve rural incomes and support sustainable village-level development.
Click here to view the Gazette Notification for the Commencement of the VB-G RAM G Act.
Employment shall be provided to workers against their demand for work within the prescribed timeframe, failing which workers shall remain entitled to unemployment allowance in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
The Act places strong emphasis on timely and transparent wage payments. Wages shall continue to be transferred directly into workers' bank or post office accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Wages are to be paid on a weekly basis or within fifteen days from the closure of the muster roll, failing which workers shall be entitled to delay compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
The Government of India has ensured comprehensive financial provisions for effective implementation of the Viksit Bharat - G RAM G Act, 2025. For the financial year 2026-27, the Central Government has made a budgetary allocation of ?95,692.31 crore, which is the highest-ever allocation at the Budget Estimate stage for a rural employment programme.
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