Viksit Bharat Rozgar Mission comes into force across rural India

The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, known as VB-G RAM G, came into effect across rural India on 1st July, 2026. The Rural Development Ministry confirmed a fund allocation of ₹95,692 crore for the current financial year, and the new law officially replaces the 20-year-old MGNREGA. This is among the biggest pieces of Viksit Bharat recent news this month, given how directly it touches rural livelihoods nationwide.

Aim of Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 

VB–G RAM G Act aims to align rural development with the vision of a developed India by 2047. 

• Raises the statutory employment guarantee from 100 days to 125 days per financial year.
• Aims to give rural households greater income security and stability.
• Focuses on timely, transparent, and accountable wage payments.
• Introduces an unemployment allowance if work isn't provided within the stipulated time.
• Seeks to accelerate rural development and empower rural communities.
• Aligns rural job creation with the broader Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.

National Launch of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025

The formal national launch will take place on July 2, 2026, in Mukkavaripalli Village at Obulavaripalle Mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the Mission in person, with Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu.

1. Deputy CM Konidala Pawan Kalyan and Union Ministers of State Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and Kamlesh Paswan, along with other dignitaries, will be present.
2. The event will include distribution of Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards to beneficiary households, the formal launch of the VB-G RAM G mission, a screening of an awareness film on the mission, and the release of a compendium of Op-Ed articles on the initiative.

VB-G RAM G Act Revised Wage Rates Across States

Revised wage rates, notified by the central government on July 1, 2026. A ₹300-per-day base floor, introduced for the very first time. No state wage under this programme can fall below that mark anymore. The national daily average wage has moved from ₹298.8 under MGNREGA to ₹327.4 under VB-G RAM G, a jump of over 10%. 21 states and UTs that were stuck below ₹300 have now been pulled up to the new benchmark.

State and Region-Wise New Wage Rate 

States like UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh are seeing hikes between 15 and 25%. Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland top the list with nearly a 24.5% increase, the highest in the country.