Taxmann Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Act 2025 with Rules and Notified Wage Rates – Bare ActViksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Act 2025 with Rules and Notified Wage Rates – Bare Act By Taxmann’s Editorial Board Edition July 2026

Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Bare Act Edition July 26

Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Bare Act Edition July 26

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Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Act 2025 [Bare Act] by Taxmann the landmark legislation that carries out a comprehensive statutory overhaul of MGNREGA and re‑engineers India’s rural wage‑employment guarantee around the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.

The book reproduces the complete enacted text of the Act, both Schedules, the full legislative record (Statement of Objects and Reasons, Notes on Clauses, Financial Memorandum, and Memorandum Regarding Delegated Legislation), and the entire package of subordinate legislation, the Government’s reform press release, the interim operationalisation order, and the newly notified state‑wise wage rates for unskilled manual workers. The law stated is updated up to 1^st July 2026, making this a single, reliable, and litigation‑ready reference on the new regime.

This publication is essential for stakeholders who require a clear, defensible, section-anchored understanding of India’s new rural employment and infrastructure law, including:

• Rural Development Administrators and Field Functionaries—District Programme Coordinators (District Collectors), Programme Officers, Block Development Officers, Gram Rozgar Sahayaks, and State Rural Development Departments implementing the Scheme
• Panchayati Raj Institutions—Zila Parishads, Intermediate Panchayats, Gram Panchayats and the Gram Sabha, which sit at the centre of planning, execution and social audit
• Central and State Governments, Councils and Steering Committees constituted under the Act
• Advocates, Law Firms and the Judiciary advising on or adjudicating rural employment, wage, welfare and public‑works matters
• Auditors, Social Auditors, CAG Teams, RTI Practitioners and Civil‑Society Organisations working on transparency and accountability
• Policy Professionals, Economists, Researchers and Think Tanks studying employment guarantees, rural livelihoods, and the MGNREGA‑to‑VB‑G RAM G transition
• Civil Services, Law and Public‑administration Aspirants and Students needing the bare text with authoritative legislative background

The Present Publication is the 2026 Edition, covering the amended and updated text of the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Act [Act No. 36 of 2025] including the Rules and notified Wage Rates, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Full Statutory Text] Complete, enacted text of the VB‑G RAM G Act 2025 (36 of 2025)—passed by Parliament in the seventy‑sixth year of the Republic—with all 37 sections across 7 chapters and both Schedules
• [Fully Up To Date] Incorporates the enforcement notification (w.e.f. 1^st July 2026) and reflects the law as updated to that date, including the repeal of MGNREGA
• [All Three Rule Sets] Operational detail on payments, excess expenditure and the transition sits alongside the parent provisions
• [Notified Wage Rates in Full] The complete state‑wise wage rate schedule for unskilled manual workers (Notification S.O. 3518(E), dated 30^th June 2026), effective 1^st July 2026, superseding the 2013 MGNREGA wage notification
• [Transition fully mapped] dedicated Transitional Provisions Rules plus an Interim Operationalisation Order explain how liabilities, funds, job cards, assets and records move from MGNREGA/MGNREGS to the new Act
• [Complete Legislative Record] Statement of Objects and Reasons (with the historical evolution of India’s rural employment programmes), Notes on Clauses, Financial Memorandum, and Memorandum Regarding Delegated Legislation, plus the Government’s press release on reforming MGNREGA
• [Navigation Aids] Section notes and a Subject Index for precise, provision‑level navigation
• [Compact & Affordable] Portable and reasonably priced for daily desk reference and cross‑checking against the Official Gazette

The material is arranged so the reader moves from statute, to legislative intent, to rules, to operative notifications:

• The Act — Chapter I: Preliminary; II: Implementation Framework; III: The VB‑G RAM G Scheme; IV: Implementing and Monitoring Authorities; V: Nature of the Scheme and Fund‑Sharing Pattern; VI: Transparency and Accountability; VII: Miscellaneous—followed by Schedule I and Schedule II
• Legislative Background — Statement of Objects and Reasons, Notes on Clauses, Financial Memorandum, Memorandum Regarding Delegated Legislation, and Subject Index
• Transitional Provisions Rules — The 2026 Rules on settlement of liabilities, funds, ongoing works, job cards, assets and records
• Payment Rules — The Manner of Payment of Wages and Unemployment Allowance Rules 2026
• Excess-Expenditure Rules — The Manner and Procedure of Expenditure (State excess over normative allocation; and expenses for UTs without legislature) Rules 2026
• Press Release — The Government’s note on reforming MGNREGA for Viksit Bharat
• Interim Operationalisation Order — The Interim Arrangement for Operationalisation Order 2026
• Wage‑rate Notification — The Section 10 notification (S.O. 3518(E)) with the complete state‑wise Schedule.

Taxmann’s Editorial Board

Taxmann’s Research & Editorial Board includes Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, and Lawyers working under the editorial direction of Editor-In-Chief Mr Rakesh Bhargava. The team operates at the junction of legal expertise and editorial rigour, producing content that meets the high standards of India’s professional knowledge community.