Interim Arrangement for operationalisation of Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, Order, 2026

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30062026-273950 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3373] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026/ ASHADHA 9, 1948 4847 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Department of Rural Development) ORDER New Delhi, the 29th June, 2026 S.O. 3508(E).— Whereas, the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB— G RAM G (विकसित भारत–जी राम जी) Act, 2025 (36 of 2025) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) received the assent of the President on the 20th December, 2025; And whereas, vide notification dated 11th May, 2026, 1st day of July, 2026 has been appointed as the date on which the said Act shall come into force. And whereas, section 3 of the said Act mandates that the State Governments shall notify a Scheme for implementation of the provisions of the said Act within a period of six months from the date of its commencement; And whereas, sub-section (1) of section 37 of the said Act provides that, save as provided in section 10, on and from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the appointed date), the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, together with all rules, notifications, schemes, orders and guidelines made thereunder, shall stand repealed, and the appointed date has been notified as the 1st day of July, 2026 vide notification dated 11th May, 2026; And whereas, sub-section (2) of section 37 of the said Act further provides that, notwithstanding such repeal, anything duly done or any action taken under the repealed Act, including any notification issued, scheme sanctioned, employment generated, muster roll prepared, wage liability accrued, or proceedings initiated, shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the said Act, be deemed to have been done, taken, issued, sanctioned, accrued or incurred under the corresponding provisions of the said Act, as if the said Act had been in force at all material times; And whereas, there may arise an intervening period between the date of commencement of the said Act and notification of the Schemes by State Governments under section 3 of the said Act and the absence of such Schemes during such period may result in a situation that requires appropriate provisions to be made for giving effect to the provisions of the said Act in a manner consistent therewith, to ensure seamless provision of employment to the workers; And whereas, section 36 of the said Act empowers the Central Government to make provisions, by order, for the removal of difficulties in giving effect to the provisions of the said Act; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, the Central Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:- 1. Short title, commencement and duration. (1) This Order may be called the "Interim Arrangement for operationalisation of Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, Order, 2026.” (2) It shall come into force from the date of commencement of the said Act. (3) This Order shall apply on a State-wise basis, and shall remain in force in each State during the intervening period between the date of commencement of said Act and notification of the Scheme by the State Government under section 3 thereof, and shall cease to have effect in that State- (a) on the date on which the Scheme is notified under section 3 of the said Act in respect of that State; or (b) on the expiry of a period of six months from the date of commencement of the said Act, whichever is earlier. 2. Interim Arrangement- (1) For the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of the said Act, during the period between the date of commencement of the said Act and the notification of the Schemes issued by the State Governments under section 3, the Scheme in operation immediately before the commencement of the said Act, may be continued by the State Government, with such modifications, as may be required to ensure that the provisions of the Scheme are not inconsistent with the provisions of the said Act. (2) All actions taken under the scheme referred to in sub-section (1) shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the said Act, be deemed to have been taken under the corresponding provisions of the said Act. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following principles shall apply during the operation of the said scheme, namely: (a) the provisions relating to guaranteed wage employment under section 5 of the said Act shall be enforced, such that every rural household shall have a guaranteed wage employment of not less than one hundred and twenty-five days in a financial year; (b) the fund sharing between the Central Government and the State Governments shall be governed by section 22 of the said Act; (c) all works, including those ongoing as on the date of commencement of the said Act and those undertaken during the intervening period, shall be in accordance with the Schedule I to the said Act and shall not be inconsistent with the provisions thereof. [F. No. J-11015/2/2025-US- RE-V] ROHINI R BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy. 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