VB-G RAM G: Big news for labours. The national government has announced revised wage rates under the Vikas Bharat – Employment and Livelihood Mission Guarantee (Rural) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G) which will be effective from July 1. The new law will increase the average daily wage under the rural employment guarantee scheme to Rs 327.4 from the previous Rs 298.8, marking an average daily increase of Rs 28.6.

Here are the key points of the revised wage rates notification

The new law ensures that the minimum wage rate is set at Rs 300 per day, preventing any wages under the scheme from falling below this level. The average wage rate across the country has risen by over 10% under the new law.
The Act guarantees 125 days of wage employment to eligible rural households, up from the previous 100 days.
Wages have been raised in 21 states and administrative units to the new interim base rate of Rs 300, with states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Assam seeing a 15-25% increase.

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Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have experienced the highest increase of about 24.5%. Notified wages have been set at Rs 409 per day in Haryana, Rs 406 in Goa, Rs 401 in Kerala, and Rs 450 in high altitude gram panchayat areas of Sikkim. An interim allocation of Rs 95,692.31 crore has been provided to states and union territories for the smooth implementation of the new framework. The government emphasized that existing e-KYC verified job cards will remain valid until new Rural Employment Guarantee Cards are issued.

The role of gram panchayats in implementing the scheme will remain unchanged, with a focus on natural resource management, water conservation, agriculture, rural infrastructure, and women’s empowerment. 29 states and union territories have made budgetary provisions for the Act, while 24 states have notified their VB-G RAM-G state schemes. Prior to this notification, wage rates in many states were below Rs 300, with the minimum notified wage set at Rs 241 per day.

How many days of employment will you get now?

  1. Earlier, MNREGA guaranteed 100 days of employment within a year.
  2. But now with the new law, eligible rural families will get a legal guarantee of 125 days of employment.

How much has the daily wage increased?

The government has increased wage rates by an average of Rs 28.6 per day under the new rural employment scheme.
In such a situation, now the average daily wage in the country has been increased from Rs 298.8 to Rs 327.4.
No matter which state or union territory you live in, you will get the fixed wages.