Seeking objection/suggestion on draft for VB G RAM G Manner of Payment of Wages and Unemployment Allowance Rules 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23052026-272829 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 361] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026/JYAISTHA 1, 1948 3670 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Department of Rural Development) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 G.S.R. 402(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 (m) of sub-section (2) of section 33, and sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM G 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 [email protected] 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) These rules may be called the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (GRAMIN): VB – G RAM G, manner of Payment of Wages and Unemployment Allowance Rules-2026. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions: (1) In this rule, unless the context otherwise requires- (a) "Act" means the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (GRAMIN): VB – G RAM G Act, 2025 (36 of 2025); (b) "Programme Officer” means an officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Act; (c) "State" means a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and includes a Union territory; and (d) 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. Manner of payment of wages and unemployment allowance.- (1) All payments of wages and unemployment allowance shall be made through Direct Benefit Transfer directly into the bank or post office account of the beneficiary. (2) Such payments shall be made in a cashless manner, and no payment in cash shall be permitted. Provided that, in extraordinary circumstances, the Central Government may, by order, exempt from the provisions of this sub-section (2). (3) All wage payments shall be made in conformity with the extant fund-flow mechanism under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme framework, as determined by the Central Government. (4) All payments towards unemployment allowances shall be made by the State in conformity with the extant fund- flow mechanism, as determined by the Central Government. (5) All payments shall be processed electronically through the designated Management Information System of the Scheme or such other digital platform as may be specified by the Central Government from time to time. (6) For the purpose of ensuring efficiency and transparency, payments shall be effected through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) or such other Aadhaar-based or alternative authentication mechanisms as may be determined by the Central Government, subject to applicable law. (7) The calculation, generation and processing of payment orders shall be carried out through the digital systems of the Scheme. (8) The State Government shall ensure that all such payments are duly recorded in the designated Management Information System. (9) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Central Government may, in extraordinary circumstances, by order, relax or exempt any provision of this section. [F. No. J-11015/2/2025-US- RE-V] ROHINI R BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH SRIVASTAVA UMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2006.05