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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 358]
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. 399(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 clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section
33, and sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 12 of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika
Mission (Gramin) (विकसित भारत - जी राम जी) 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-
[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 (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी) Central Gramin Rozgar
Guarantee (Central Council) Rules, 2026
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,---
(a) "Act" means the "Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB- G
RAM G (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी) Act, 2025" (No. 36 of 2025);
(b) "Central Council“ means Central Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Council constituted under sub- section
(1) of section 12 of the Act;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Central Council;
(d) "District Panchayat" means an institution, by whatever name called, of self-government,
constituted under article 243B of the Constitution, for the rural areas at the district level, in accordance
with provisions of Part IX of the Constitution;
(e) "Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Central Council constituted under
sub-rule(1) of rule 9;
(f) "Member- Secretary” means the Member- Secretary of the Central Council;
(g) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(h) "Scheme" means a scheme notified by a State Government under Sub- section(1) of section 3 of
the Act;
(i) "Technical Secretariat" means the Technical Secretariat of the Central Council;
(j) 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. The Central Council.— (1) Subject to the provision of sub- rule (2), the Central Council constituted
under sub- section (1) of section 12 of the Act shall consist of the following, namely:-
(a) Union Minister for Rural Development,......... Chairperson, ex officio;
(b) Union Minister of State for Rural Development, ........Vice Chairperson, ex officio
(c) (i) Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Rural Development, member ex officio;
(ii) a nominee of the Ministry of Women and Child Development not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to the Government of India .........member;
(iii) a nominee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to the Government of India.........member;
(iv) a nominee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, not below the rank of
Joint Secretary to the Government of India..........member;
(v) a nominee of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, not below the rank of
Joint Secretary to the Government of India........member;
(vi) a nominee of the Ministry of Panchayat Raj not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the
Government of India..........member;
(vii) a nominee of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the
Government of India.........member;
(viii) a nominee of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, not below the rank of Joint
Secretary to the Government of India.........member;
(ix) One representative of NITI Aayog not below the rank of advisor in NITI Aayog........member;
(x) One representative of the Ministry of Law and Justice not below the rank of Joint
Secretary.........member;
(xi) One representative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment not below the rank of Joint
Secretary.........member;
(xii) One representative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, not below the rank of Joint
Secretary.........member.
(d) six representatives of the Department of Rural development of the State Government, who shall not
be below the rank of Secretary to the concerned State Government, to be nominated by the Central
Government...........members;
(e) fifteen members to be nominated by the Central Government from Panchayati Raj Institutions,
organizations of workers and disadvantaged groups, of whom one third shall be women, and shall
include;
(i) Two representatives to be nominated by the Central Government from the Scheduled Caste
and Other Backward Classes. One representative each from Scheduled Tribes, minorities and
Persons with Disabilities;
(ii) Chairpersons of four District Panchayat nominated by the Central Government by rotation
for a period of two year at a time;
(f) Eight members representing the States, to be nominated by the Central Government, of whom one
shall be an expert in-
(i) Water Security
(ii) Rural Infrastructure
(iii) Livelihood
(iv) Disaster Risk Mitigation
(v) Social audit;
(vi) Wage employment;
(vii) Information Technology;
(viii) Law;
(g) The officer in charge of the "Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin):
VB-G RAM G (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी)"Act, 2025, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural
Development........ Member-Secretary
(2) Not less than one-third of the total number of non-official members of the Central Council shall be
women.
4. Terms and conditions of appointment of Members.— (1) The Members representing the Ministries or
Departments of the Government of India shall hold their offices as long as they are serving in their respective
Ministries or Departments or until the concerned Ministry or Department nominates any other officer in their
place.
(2) The term of office of the official members representing the State Governments shall be for a period of
two years
(3) Every non-official member of the Central Council nominated under sub-clause (i) of clause (e) of sub-
rule (1) of rule 3 shall hold office for a term of two years at a time, from the date of publication of his/her
appointment in the Official Gazette.
(4) The non-official members nominated under sub clause (i) of clause (e) and clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of
rule 3 shall be eligible for re-nomination:
Provided that no person referred to in this sub-rule and in sub-rule (3) shall hold office for more than four
years in any case.
(5) The non-official members nominated under clauses (d) and (e) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 shall be entitled
to receive travelling allowance, daily allowance, and other allowance, if admissible, for attending the
meetings of the Central Council or the Executive Committee, at such rate as may be decided by the Central
Government.
(6) The non-official members shall also be entitled to receive honorarium at such rate as may be decided by
the Central Government, for the days of the meeting of the Central Council or its Executive Committee or
any other official work for which they attend at the headquarters in New Delhi or at any other place on being
invited by the Central Council.
5. Resignation, etc. of non-official members.— (1) Any non-official member may,—
(a) at any time, resign his office by giving a written communication addressed to the Chairperson.
(b) be removed from the office in case the member incurs any disqualification specified in
sub-rule (2).
(2) The Central Government may, remove from office a non-official member, if the member-
(i) has been adjudged as an insolvent; or
(ii) has been convicted of an offence which, in the opinion of the Central Government, involves
moral turpitude; or
(iii) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a member; or
(iv) has acquired such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the member's
function; or
(v) has so abused member's position as to render continuance in office prejudicial to the public
interest; or
(vi) remains absent for three consecutive meetings of the Central Council except for reasons beyond
control or without permission of the Chairperson.
(3) Any vacancy in the central Council arising from resignation, death, removal or otherwise of a non-official
member shall be filled by nomination from the same category to which such member represented; and the
person newly nominated shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the Member in whose place
he or she is nominated would have held office, had the vacancy not occurred.
6. Meeting of the Central Council and its quorum.— (1) The Central Council shall meet at least twice a
year or more frequently as it may consider necessary, at such place and at such time, as may be decided by
the Chairperson:
Provided that not more than six months shall intervene between two consecutive meetings of the Central
Council.
(2) The Chairperson shall preside at every meeting of the Central Council at which he or she is present, and
in his/her absence, the Vice Chairperson of the Central Council shall preside.
(3) Not less than one-third of the members shall constitute the quorum for the meeting of the Central Council.
7. Procedure of the meetings.— (1) The Member-Secretary shall give at least fourteen clear days notice for
the meeting of the Central Council, specifying therein the date, time and place of the meeting.
(2) If the quorum in the meeting is not present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting to another date, and
the Chairperson and the members present at the adjourned meeting shall constitute the quorum.
(3) Every item of agenda brought before any meeting of the Central Council shall be decided upon by a
majority of the members present and voting and no member shall be allowed to vote by proxy.
(4) In the case of an equality of votes on any resolution or question, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.
(5) The Member -Secretary shall, circulate the minutes of that meeting duly approved by the Chairperson.
8. Functions of the Central Council.-(1) The Central Council shall perform and discharge the following
functions and duties, namely:-
(a) establish a central evaluation and monitoring system;
(b) advise the Central Government on all matters concerning the implementation of this Act;
(c) review the monitoring and redressal mechanism from time to time and recommend improvements
required;
(d) promote the widest possible dissemination of information about the Schemes made under this Act;
(e) monitoring the implementation of this Act;
(f) preparation of annual reports to be laid before Parliament by the Central Government on the
implementation of this Act;
(g) any other duty or function as may be assigned to it by the Central Government.
(2) The Central Council shall have the power to undertake evaluation of the various Schemes made under
this Act and for that purpose collect or cause to be collected statistics pertaining to the rural economy and the
implementation of the Schemes.
(3) The Central Council may, subject to such control and directions, authorise the Member-Secretary to deal
with such financial and administrative matters for the day-to-day functioning.
(4) The Central Council shall lay down the system and procedure for the maintenance of its accounts and
other records.
(5) The Member-Secretary shall be responsible for the custody and maintenance of the minutes book and
other records of the Central Council and those of the Executive Committee.
9. Executive Committee.— (1) The Central Council shall constitute a Committee to be called the Executive
Committee to assist it to discharge the duties and perform the functions assigned to it.
(2) The Executive Committee constituted under sub-rule (1) shall consist of the following, namely:--
(i) Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Rural
Development.
(ii) The Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development; representative
of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and two Members who are
Secretaries of State Governments nominated by the Chairperson of the
Executive Committee.
(iii) Four non-official members of the Central Council to be nominated by
the Chairperson of the Central Council
President
Members;
Member.
(3) The Member- Secretary of the Central Council shall be the Member- Secretary of the Executive
Committee.
10. Functions of the Executive Committee.- (1) Subject to the general superintendence and directions of
the Central Council, the Executive Committee shall perform the following duties and functions namely:--
(a) take steps to give effect to the decisions of the Central Council;
(b) manage the administrative and financial affairs of the Central Council
(c) sanction expenditure in connection with the affairs of the Central Council;
(d) appoint expert groups for technical support and advice to improve the quality of implementations
of the Act;
(e) exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be entrusted to it by the Central Council.
11. Technical Secretariat.— (1) The Central Council and the Executive Committee shall be assisted by a
Technical Secretariat, which may be established by the Central Government in accordance with these rules,
to provide logistic and technical support for the implementation of the provision of the Act.
(2) The Technical Secretariat shall be headed by the Member-Secretary, and persons of professional services
enlisted on the basis of procedures, norms and terms decided by the Executive Committee.
(3) The persons of professional services engaged for the Technical Secretariat shall pertain to services in
functional areas specified in these rules.
12. Funds of the Central Council.— (1) The Central Council shall meet its expenses in connection with its
affairs and the functions entrusted to it under the Act or these rules from the Administrative Expenses of
"Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी )
Act, 2025
[F. No. J-11015/2/2025-US- RE-V ]
ROHINI R BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy.
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