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Government to implement new rural employment law from July 1
May-12-2026

In increasing efforts towards rural development in the country, the Government of India is all set to implement the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)(VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, nationwide from July 1, 2026, replacing the two-decade-old the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005. This move 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 legislation, 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.

The new 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.

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