Punjab Government notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Scheme, Punjab 2026

Punjab Government notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Scheme, Punjab 2026

¨     Punjab Government notified the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Scheme, Punjab 2026 on 26 June 2026.

¨     The scheme will come into effect from 1 July 2026 and will apply to all notified rural areas of the state.

¨     It replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) framework for rural employment in Punjab.

¨     Under the VB-G RAM G Scheme, every eligible rural household that volunteers for unskilled manual work is guaranteed 125 days of wage employment annually.

¨     In comparison, MGNREGA provided 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per financial year.

¨     The scheme has been notified under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, which was passed by Parliament on 18–19 December 2025.

¨     The notification was signed by Ajit Bala Ji Joshi, Administrative Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab.

¨     The scheme follows a 60:40 funding pattern, with 60% funding from the Central Government and 40% from the Punjab State Government.

¨     The Punjab Vidhan Sabha had unanimously opposed the Central legislation in December 2025, before the State Government issued the notification in June 2026.