Seeking objection/suggestion on draft rule for Transitional Provisions under VB G RAM G Rules 2026
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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 356] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026/JYAISTHA 1, 1948
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(Department of Rural Development)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026
G.S.R. 397(E).— Draft of rules proposed to be made by the Central Government in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of section 33 read with clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 33 and sub-section (5) of
section 37 of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB–GRAMG (जिकजसत भारत – िी राम िी) Act, 2025 (36 of 2025), on or after the date of coming into force of the Act, are hereby published for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which copies of this notification as published in Official Gazette,are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed, within the stipulated period from the date of publication
of this notification, to Shri Deepak Kumar, Under Secretary, Department of Rural Development, 2nd Floor, Kartavya Bhawan–3, New Delhi – 110001, or may be sent through e-mail at suggestion-vbgramg@gov.in
The objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules
before the expiry of the aforesaid period shall be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This may be referred to as the Transitional Provisions under Viksit Bharat —
Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM G (विकवित भारत – जी राम जी) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. – In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, –
a. “Act of 2005” means the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005;
b. “Act of 2025” means the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee For Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G
(जिकजसत भारत – िी राम िी) Act, 2025;
c. “appointed date” means the date notified under sub-section (1) of section 37 of the Act of 2025; on and from such date, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, together with all rules, notifications, schemes, orders and guidelines made thereunder, shall stand repealed;
d. “commencement date” means the date appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of Section 1
of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, by notification in the
Official Gazette, as the date on which the said Act shall come into force;
e. “interim arrangement” means the scheme in operation immediately before the appointed date, as continued by the State Government, with such modifications, so as to ensure that its provisions are not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Act of 2025;
f. “implementing agency” means any department of the Central Government or a State Government, a Zila Parishad, Panchayat at intermediate level, Gram Panchayat or any local authority or the Government undertaking, to undertake the implementation of any work taken up under the Scheme;
g. “Liabilities under the Act of 2005” means all incurred and admissible outstanding expenditure relating to wages,
materials, administrative expenses (including expenditure on social audit), unemployment allowance, delay
compensation, and any other admissible expenditure, incurred under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme(hereinafter referred to as Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) up to the date of repeal of
the Act of 2005;
h. “Scheme” means the Scheme notified by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act of
2025;
i. “State” means a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and includes a Union territory;
j. “Transition date” means the date of notification of the Scheme by the State Government in accordance with section 3 of the Act of 2025, or the date of initiation of the interim arrangement by an order issued by the State Government whichever is earlier; provided that such date shall not be beyond six months from the date of commencement of the Act of 2025;
k. All other words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Act of 2025 shall have the
meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act of 2025.
3. General principle of transition. – (1) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 37 of the
Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G (विकवित भारत – जी राम जी) Act,
2025, read with all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules regarding transitional provisions under the Act of 2025.
(2) Save as provided in section 10 of the Act of 2025, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, together with all rules, notifications, schemes, orders and guidelines made thereunder, shall continue to remain in force up to such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the “appointed date”), on and from which date the said Act shall stand repealed:
Provided that all liabilities under the said Act of 2005 shall be recognised in accordance with clause (g)
of rule 2.
4. Settlement of financial liabilities under the Act of 2005.- (1) All liabilities, as defined in sub-clause (g) of rule 2,
under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme sanctioned under the Act of 2005, shall be verified by the State Government, as existing on the appointed date.
(2) The State Government shall ensure that all necessary action is taken to settle the admissible liabilities, after due
verification, in accordance with the laid down mechanism.
(3) The State Government shall submit audited Utilisation Certificates and shall fulfil all due processes and procedures relating to verification, reconciliation, audit and reporting of expenditure and liabilities, in such manner and within such timelines as may be decided.
(4) The Central Government shall release its share of funds towards the admissible liabilities as per due process and procedures.
5. Funds. – (1) The Central Government shall, subject to the provisions of these rules, ensure fund support for the
operation of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the States, as referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule 3, including for meeting
liabilities existing up to the “appointed date”.
(2) The Central share of unspent balances shall be remitted back by the States to the Central Government in accordance
with the applicable financial rules and procedures in this regard.
(3) Upon commencement of the Act of 2025, pending finalisation of the rules relating to objective parameters for
normative allocation under the Act, the Central Government may provide interim allocations to the States for
implementation of the Scheme, which shall be within the final normative allocation determined in accordance with such rules.
6. Works under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. – (1) The states shall make all efforts to complete all works taken up
under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS before the appointed date.
(2) Opening of new works under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS till the appointed datea. Till the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is in operation as mentioned in sub-rule (2) of rule 3, preference shall be
given to complete the ongoing works.
b. Provided, in order to ensure that employment demand is fully met, where ongoing works are not sufficient
to absorb such demand, only such works as are consistent with Schedule I of the Act of 2025 may be
undertaken as per the laid down process and procedure. Any such newly opened works, consistent with
Schedule I of the Act of 2025, if ongoing as on the transition date, shall be carried forward in accordance
with sub-rule (3) of rule 6.
(3) All ongoing works under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on the ‘transition date’ may be carried forward under the Act of 2025 and shall be continued in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2025, including the fund-sharing pattern specified in section 22.
7. Worker identity, records and Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards.- (1) The Job cards of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, which have been renewed and verified through the e-KYC, will be considered valid to avail employment under the Act of 2025. This arrangement will continue till the Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards, as per the provisions of the Act of 2025, are issued by the State Government as per the provisions in the Act of 2025 and the Scheme notified by the State.
(2) The verified documents or records necessary to fulfil the employment demand under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS shall continue to be valid till such time such documents are issued by the State as per the provisions in the Act of 2025 and the Scheme notified by the State.
8. Statutory guarantee.- (1) Any demand for employment registered under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS after the
transition date shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2025.
(2) Where a household has already availed employment for any number of days during the given financial year under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, such a household shall remain eligible for the balance of the guaranteed days of employment in that financial year, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2025.
(3) The Programme Officer shall ensure proper adjustment, reconciliation and accounting of such employment.
9. Transfer of movable and immovable assets.- (1) All movable and immovable assets created, procured or maintained under the repealed Act shall stand transferred to the authorities under the Act of 2025.
(2) States shall prepare asset inventories in such form and within such timelines as may be specified.
10. Records, data and documents.- (1) All physical records, including muster rolls, sanction orders, bills, vouchers,
registers, audit files and proceedings shall be preserved and transferred to authorities under the Act of 2025.
(2) All digital records, including MIS data, geo-tagged photographs, biometric data, payment records, etc., shall be
retained and managed as per the established processes and procedures.
(3) No record shall be destroyed during transition except in accordance with the record retention policy issued by the Government.
11. Removal of Difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to these transitional provisions, the Central
Government may, by order, issue appropriate directions or clarifications, consistent with the provisions of the Act.
[F. No. J-11015/2/2025-US- RE-V]
ROHINI R BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy.
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