Lok Sabha Question No. 2894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Employment Guarantee under VB-G-RAM-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Gajendra  Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2894 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE UNDER VB-G-RAM-G

2894. Shri Gajendra Singh Patel:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and key provisions of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for  Rozgar  and  Ajeevika  Mission  Gramin  (VB-G  RAM  G)  Act, especially in the context of the transition from demand based employment to planned rural infrastructure projects related to climate adaptation and disaster mitigation;
- (b) the number and type of projects proposed to be launched under this Act, along with their regional and geographical coverage;
- (c) the estimated employment generation under the said Act and the  mechanism evolved to ensure its distribution, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of proposed investment  for the implementation of projects  under  the  said  Act,  including  the  contribution  from Union, State and other sources?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a): As per the Para 3 of Schedule I of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB- G RAM G Act, 2025, the core objectives and key provisions are given below:
- i. The  primary objective of this Act is to align the rural development  framework  with  the  national  vision  of  Viksit Bharat @2047  by providing an enhanced  statutory  wage employment guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days in each  financial  year  to  such  rural  households  whose  adult members  volunteer to undertake unskilled manual  work, thereby  enabling  them  to  participate  more  effectively  in  the expanded livelihood security framework.

- ii. To focus on empowerment, growth, convergence and saturation through  public  works  aggregating  into  forming  Viksit  Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack, with a thematic focus on water security through water-related works, core rural infrastructure, livelihood-related infrastructure and special works to mitigate extreme weather events.
- iii. To  facilitate  adequate  farm-labour  availability  during  peak agricultural  seasons,  and,  in  view  of  the  wage-employment guarantee for the rural workforce.
- iv. To institutionalise convergence, saturation-driven planning and whole of government delivery through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans, integrated with the PM Gati Shakti to address the varying needs  of  Gram  Panchayats,  powered  by  geospatial  systems, digital public infrastructure, district and State planning mechanisms, with such plans aggregated at the Block, District,
4. State and National levels.
- v. To modernise governance, accountability and citizen engagement  through a comprehensive digital ecosystem, including  biometric  authentication  at  various  levels,  global positioning system or mobile based worksite monitoring, real time  management  information  system  dashboards,  proactive public  disclosures  and  the  use  of  Artificial  Intelligence  for planning, audits and fraud risk mitigation.
6. (b):        The  Act  makes  provision  for  works  to  be  identified  and prioritized through participatory Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans to be prepared  and  approved  by  Gram  Sabha,  which  are  aggregated  at Block, District, State and National levels. Types of works fall under four thematic domains: (i) water-related works for water security; (ii) core rural infrastructure; (iii) livelihood-related infrastructure; and (iv) special  works for mitigating extreme weather events and disaster
7. preparedness.
8. (c):     The Act guarantees one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment  per  financial  year  to  rural  households.  As  per  Subsection (4) of Section 22 of the Act, The Central Government shall determine the State-wise normative allocation for each state based on  objective  parameters  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Central Government.
9. (d):    As per Section 22 of the Act, the Scheme implemented under the Act shall be a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the fund-sharing pattern between the Central Government and the State Government shall  be  90:10  for  the  North-Eastern  States, Himalayan  States and Union  Territory  (Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Jammu  and

Kashmir) and 60:40 for all other States and Union Territories with legislature.

For  the  financial  year  2026-27,  a  Central  share  provision  of ₹95,692.31 crore has been made for the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar  and  Ajeevika  Mission  (Gramin),  representing  the  largest allocation for rural employment at Budget Estimate Stage. With the inclusion  of  the  corresponding  estimated  State  share,  the  total programme  outlay  is  likely  to  exceed  ₹1.51  lakh  crore,  which  is expected  to  significantly  accelerate  rural  transformation,  largescale  employment  generation  and  income  enhancement  in  rural areas.

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